To use the class selector instead of the ID selector to choose an element in JavaScript, you can use the document.querySelector
method or the document.querySelectorAll
method. Here are the steps:
document.querySelector
or document.querySelectorAll
methodquerySelector
or querySelectorAll
methodHere's an example:
HTML:
<div class="my-class">Hello world!</div>
<div class="my-class">Goodbye world!</div>
JavaScript:
// Get the first element with class name "my-class"
var firstElement = document.querySelector(".my-class");
console.log(firstElement.textContent); // Output: "Hello world!"
// Get all elements with class name "my-class"
var allElements = document.querySelectorAll(".my-class");
console.log(allElements.length); // Output: 2
console.log(allElements[1].textContent); // Output: "Goodbye world!"
Asked: 2022-02-12 11:00:00 +0000
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Last updated: Mar 05 '22