From e15116b821dc363c1df5f32460d9edfc47ce3472 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Estelle Weyl Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:44:45 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] js --- files/en-us/web/css/css_selectors/index.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/files/en-us/web/css/css_selectors/index.md b/files/en-us/web/css/css_selectors/index.md index 9bd4c7df2a61a8a..d28b87a9fe9a391 100644 --- a/files/en-us/web/css/css_selectors/index.md +++ b/files/en-us/web/css/css_selectors/index.md @@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ spec-urls: https://drafts.csswg.org/selectors/ {{CSSRef}} -The **CSS selectors** module defines the patterns to select elements to which a set of CSS rules are then applied. We are provided with five combinators and more than 60 selectors. +The **CSS selectors** module defines the patterns to select elements to which a set of CSS rules are then applied. The CSS selectors module provides us with more than 60 selectors and five combinators. Other modules provide additional pseudo-class selectors and pseudo-elements. + +Selectors enable targeting HTML elements based on their type, attributes, current states, and even position in the DOM. Combinators enable being more precise in the elements you select by enabling specifying elements based on their relationship to other elements in the DOM. + +In CSS, selectors are patterns used to match, or select, the elements you want to style. Selectors are also used in JavaScript to enable selecting which DOM nodes to return as a [`NodeList`](/en-US/docs/Web/API/NodeList). ## Reference @@ -185,6 +189,10 @@ The **CSS selectors** module defines the patterns to select elements to which a - {{cssxref("Specificity")}} - [The cascade](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Cascade) +- {{domxref("Document.querySelector")}} method +- {{domxref("Document.querySelectorAll")}} method +- {{domxref("NodeList.forEach()")}} method + ## Specifications {{Specifications}}