Get all <p> elements inside a <div> element, and set the background color of the first <p> element:
Click the button to add a background color to the first p element in div.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> #myDIV {//from ww w. j a v a 2s .co m border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="myDIV"> <p>This is a p element in div.</p> <p>This is also a p element in div.</p> </div> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <script> function myFunction() { var x = document.getElementById("myDIV").querySelectorAll("p"); x[0].style.backgroundColor = "red"; } </script> </body> </html>