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Start your free trialMuaaz Matwadia
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 19,327 PointsSelect elements
What am I doing wrong?
var myList = document.querySelector('ul') ;
var firstListItem = document.querySelector('lifirst');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>DOM Manipulation</title>
</head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
<body>
<ul>
<li id="first">First Item</li>
<li id="second">Second Item</li>
<li id="third">Third Item</li>
</ul>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer
Shaun Kelly
35,560 PointsHi Azzie,
You're missing the ID selector which is the hash symbol. It should look as follows:
var myList = document.querySelector('ul') ;
var firstListItem = document.querySelector('li#first');
Hope this helps, Shaun