Change the background color of the second <p> element (index 1) inside a <div> element:
Click the button to add a background color to the second p element inside the div element.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> div {// www . ja v a 2 s . c o m border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="myDIV"> <p>First p element in div (index 0).</p> <p>Second p element in div (index 1).</p> <p>Third p element in div (index 2).</p> </div> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <script> function myFunction() { var x = document.getElementById("myDIV"); x.getElementsByTagName("P")[1].style.backgroundColor = "red"; } </script> </body> </html>