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HTML HTML Lists HTML Lists

Posted by Miron Kiselev
Miron Kiselev
1,184 Points

Code Challenge Difficulty

I am having difficulty with task 3 on the codechallenge

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

Post what code you have so far.

4 Answers

Laura Cressman
Laura Cressman
12,548 Points
Laura Cressman
Laura Cressman
12,548 Points

Hi Miron, I went to the code challenge, and I'm assuming you are referring to the task where you add an unordered list below the ordered list. To do that, you simply add empty unordered list tags, like <ul></ul>. The instructions also say to not delete the ordered list, so that could be where you are running into problems. Try something like I'm posting below, and let me know if that helps!

```<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>HTML Lists Challenge</title> </head> <body>

<h1>HTML Lists Challenge</h1>

<!-- Write your code below -->
<ol>
  <li>Stop</li>
  <li>Drop</li>
  <li>Roll</li>
</ol>
<ul>
</ul>

</body> </html>

Miron Kiselev
Miron Kiselev
1,184 Points

Thanks, however I am talking about when you put an unordered list into an ordered one. Thanks.

Laura Cressman
Laura Cressman
12,548 Points
Laura Cressman
Laura Cressman
12,548 Points

In that case, you simply next the <ul></ul> tags inside the ordered list. Check out the example below and let me know if that makes sense :)

    <ol>
      <li>Bananas</li>
      <li>Apples</li>
        <ul>
          <li>Red</li>
          <li>Green</li>
          <li>Yellow</li>
        </ul>
      <li>Strawberries</li>
    </ol>
Miron Kiselev
Miron Kiselev
1,184 Points

I did exactly that but it said I made a mistake!

Laura Cressman
Laura Cressman
12,548 Points
Laura Cressman
Laura Cressman
12,548 Points

Would you mind copying and pasting your code over?

Miron Kiselev
Miron Kiselev
1,184 Points
Miron Kiselev
Miron Kiselev
1,184 Points

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>HTML Lists Challenge</title> </head> <body>

<h1>HTML Lists Challenge</h1>

<!-- Write your code below -->
<ul>
   <li>Shapes
    <ol>
      <li></li>
      <li></li>
     </ol>
  </li>
   <li>Colors</li>
</ul>
    <ol>
  <li>Stop</li>
  <li>Drop</li>
   <li>Roll</li>
</ol>

</body> </html>

Laura Cressman
Laura Cressman
12,548 Points
Laura Cressman
Laura Cressman
12,548 Points

I see that you are missing the closing </li> tag after the word "shapes", and instead you have it after the </ol> tag. Can you move the closing </li> tag so it is after shapes? This would look something like this.

<!-- Write your code below -->
<ul>
   <li>Shapes</li>
    <ol>
      <li></li>
      <li></li>
     </ol>
   <li>Colors</li>
</ul>
    <ol>
  <li>Stop</li>
  <li>Drop</li>
   <li>Roll</li>
</ol>
Miron Kiselev
Miron Kiselev
1,184 Points
Miron Kiselev
Miron Kiselev
1,184 Points

I did that but it says task two is no longer functioning.

Laura Cressman
Laura Cressman
12,548 Points
Laura Cressman
Laura Cressman
12,548 Points

OK, I think I found the bug. It wouldn't let me pass unless the Stop, Drop, and Roll list came before the Shapes and Colors list. Once I tried this, however, it worked. It seems like you understand the concept, but just need to pass the challenge. Try this and let me know if it works.

    <ol>
      <li>Stop</li>
      <li>Drop</li>
      <li>Roll</li>
    </ol>
    <ul>
      <li>Shapes
            <ol>
          <li>Square</li>
          <li>Circle</li>
        </ol>      
      </li>
      <li>Colors</li>
    </ul>
Miron Kiselev
Miron Kiselev
1,184 Points
Miron Kiselev
Miron Kiselev
1,184 Points

Yeah thanks a lot, it works!