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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Getting a Handle on the DOM Select All Elements of a Particular Type

Spencer Mendoza
Spencer Mendoza
6,978 Points
Posted by Spencer Mendoza
Spencer Mendoza
6,978 Points

My list won't turn purple? I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

I don't know how to link my code here so I'm just going to copy/paste it.

const myList = document.getElementsByTagName('li');

for (let i = 0; i < myList.length; i += 1) { myList[i].style.color = 'purple'; }

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

You can make a snapshot of your workspace and post the link to it here.

Or when posting code directly, use the instructions for code formatting in the Markdown Cheatsheet pop-up below the "Add an Answer" area. :arrow_heading_down:   Or watch this video on code formatting.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

This code looks good. I even made up some HTML to go with it and tried it out, and sure enough, everything went purple.

Is it possible that the code isn't being loaded and executed at all?