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Mahfuzur Rahman
3,204 Pointsif-else statement inside if statement
I'm having difficulties in understanding the if-else statement inside the if statement.
if (isChecked) {
for (let i=0; i<lis.length; i+=1) {
let li=lis[i];
if (li.className==="responded") {
li.style.display='';// to keep the initial display style which is to show
} else {
li.style.display="none"; //to hide the elements
}
}
} else {
for (let i=0; i<lis.length; i+=1) {
let li=lis[i];
li.style.display=''; // why do we need this again?
}
}
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,271 PointsThe outer "if...else" is just testing "isChecked". When it is "true", the inner one is part of a loop that goes through every list item and those which have the class "responded" are displayed, and those which do not are hidden.
On the other hand, when "isChecked" is not set, then every list item is shown.
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Craig Webber
5,677 PointsCould you be more specific on what you do not understand.
if (li.className==="responded") { //Do you not understand what is being checked here??? li.style.display=''; //Do you not understand what is being done here ??? } else { li.style.display="none"; //Do you not understand what is being done here ??? }