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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Responding to User Interaction Event Delegation

Posted by Mohamed Boussaid
Mohamed Boussaid
2,534 Points

Challenge Code " changing <input> elements only not '' not accepted

Hi,

See topic description. Please help.

Mohamed

app.js 
let section = document.getElementsByTagName('section')[0];

//section.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
//  e.target.style.backgroundColor = 'rgb(255, 255, 0)';
//});

section.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
    if(e.target.tagName == 'LI') {
  e.target.style.backgroundColor = 'rgb(255, 255, 0)';                           event.target.textContent.toUpperCase();
    }
    else {
    return;
    }
});
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>JavaScript and the DOM</title>
    </head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <body>
        <section>
            <h1>Making a Webpage Interactive</h1>
            <p>JavaScript is an exciting language that you can use to power web servers, create desktop programs, and even control robots. But JavaScript got its start in the browser way back in 1995.</p>
            <hr>
            <p>Things to Learn</p>
            <ul>
                <li>Item One: <input type="text"></li>
                <li>Item Two: <input type="text"></li>
                <li>Item Three: <input type="text"></li>
                <li>Item Four: <input type="text"></li>
            </ul>
            <button>Save</button>
        </section>
        <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

Mohamed Boussaid — Click the small grey rectangle with the 3 dots in it to reveal the delete option.

1 Answer

Mohamed Boussaid
Mohamed Boussaid
2,534 Points
Mohamed Boussaid
Mohamed Boussaid
2,534 Points

Neglect above post. Don't see how to delete post.