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ricardo macias
2,904 PointsI'm not sure what's wrong, but I believe that I have nested "shapes" as a order list correctly please help.
I'm not sure what's wrong, but I believe that I have nested "shapes" as a order list correctly please help.
<!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>
<ol><li>Shapes</li></ol>
<li>Colors</li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
8 Answers
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsHi Ricardo,
Did you get through this challenge in the end? The help Steve Tenpas provided should have worked for you - did it not?
The code at the point you've stated, Add a nested ordered list to the Shapes list item would look like the code below. The next part of the challenge adds list items to that ordered list:
<ol>
<li>Stop</li>
<li>Drop</li>
<li>Roll</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Shapes
<ol>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Colors</li>
</ul>
Let us know how you get/got on as, if there's a problem, we need to get to the bottom of it.
Steve
Steve Tenpas
6,234 Pointshmmm. Not sure what the problem might be. Can you post your correct code here. Your earlier example wasn't correct. If you now have the correct answer and you are still having problems you might want to close your browser , re-open and try again. I know I had some issues about a year ago
ricardo macias
2,904 PointsThe challenge was to add a order list inside the un-order list which I did.
Juan Lopez
Treehouse Project Reviewer<ul>
<ol><li>Shapes</li></ol>
<li>Colors</li>
</ul>
// To nest the ordered list inside "Shapes" list the <li> tag should be first and before you close off your </li> you insert
// your nested <ol></ol>.
ricardo macias
2,904 PointsMy <ol></ol> go on the outside and <li></li> inside the order list if I'm correct. I pre view the page and it was nested. When I check my work it sends me back to the previous question saying it wrong. Then I check the previous answer and its correct once I re check it and the same process happens over and over again.
Steve Tenpas
6,234 PointsThink of it the same way you would make a list on a piece of paper.
First you would start your list. Then you would list your first item "Shapes" (<li>Shapes
Next you want to start your ordered list, so do that on a new line before you close your Shapes item (before the </li>).
Does that help?
ricardo macias
2,904 PointsI understand that <li></li> go within ether <lo></lo> or <lu></lu> because your listing them inside of them. The challenge question made me do it how you explained it which you are correct. But on the following question they make me put "shapes'' into a order list within the un-order list. Which i have done but when checking the answer it makes me go back to the previous question saying its wrong? After it just said it was right?
Steve Tenpas
6,234 PointsSo your embedded list should look something like this. If you still have problems just restart your browser and do the challenge again. Sometimes this stuff gets a little frustrating but stick with it
<ul>
<li>Shapes
<ol>
<li>Square</li>
<li>Circle</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Colors</li>
</ul>
ricardo macias
2,904 PointsI have tried it all. This is the exact challenge: "Add a nested ordered list to the "Shapes" list item ".
Steve Tenpas
6,234 PointsNot sure how to help further. Perhaps you can try: https://teamtreehouse.com/support
The other thing I would do when stuck is go back over my code letter by letter. More often than not I found that I over looked a symbol or typed something incorrectly. Good luck.
ricardo macias
2,904 Pointsthanks Hunter and Tenpas you guys were very helpful.
Steve Tenpas
6,234 PointsGood luck Ricardo. I'm still working my way through the HTML and CSS stuff myself. Keep asking questions. I found the people here to be very helpful and really knowledgeable.
Brian Pedigo
26,783 PointsHi Ricardo, In your original post you placed the ordered list tags outside of the line item tags. It looks like Steve posted a very helpful comment that explained that already. But in case, the below code is how I passed the code challenge. Happy coding!
<!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>
<li>Shapes
<ol>
<li>Square</li>
<li>Circle</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Colors</li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
Steve Tenpas
6,234 PointsSteve Tenpas
6,234 PointsYou are close but you start an unordered list
<ul>and then immediately started another ordered list. Try starting your list, then your list item. You can then add your nested item within your list item<li>Shapes</li>