Get all <p> elements in the document, and set the background color of the first <p> element (index 0):
Click the button to add a background color to the first p element whose index is 0 in the document.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p>This is a p element.</p> <p>This is also a p element.</p> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <script> function myFunction() {//w ww.j a v a 2 s. c o m var x = document.querySelectorAll("p"); x[0].style.backgroundColor = "red"; } </script> </body> </html>