Set the background color of every <p> element where the parent is a <div> element:
Click the button to change the background color of every p element where the parent is a div element.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> div {/*from w w w . j a v a2 s. c o m*/ border: 1px solid black; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> </head> <body> <div> <h3>H3 element</h3> <p>I am a p element, my parent is a div element.</p> </div> <div> <h3>H3 element</h3> <p>I am a p element, my parent is also a div element.</p> </div> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <script> function myFunction() { var x = document.querySelectorAll("div > p"); var i; for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) { x[i].style.backgroundColor = "red"; } } </script> </body> </html>