freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/03-front-end-libraries/jquery/target-even-elements-using-jquery.md

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id: bad87fee1348bd9aed008826
title: Target Even Elements Using jQuery
challengeType: 6
forumTopicId: 18318
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dashedName: target-even-elements-using-jquery
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# --description--

You can also target elements based on their positions using `:odd` or `:even` selectors.

Note that jQuery is zero-indexed which means the first element in a selection has a position of 0. This can be a little confusing as, counter-intuitively, `:odd` selects the second element (position 1), fourth element (position 3), and so on.

Here's how you would target all the odd elements with class `target` and give them classes:

`$(".target:odd").addClass("animated shake");`

Try selecting all the even `target` elements and giving them the classes of `animated` and `shake`. Remember that **even** refers to the position of elements with a zero-based system in mind.

# --hints--

All of the `target` elements that jQuery considers to be even should shake.

```js
assert(
  $('.target:even').hasClass('animated') && $('.target:even').hasClass('shake')
);
```

You should use the `:even` selector to modify these elements.

```js
assert(code.match(/\:even/g));
```

You should only use jQuery to add these classes to the element.

```js
assert(
  code.match(/\$\(".target:even"\)/g) ||
    code.match(/\$\('.target:even'\)/g) ||
    code.match(/\$\(".target"\).filter\(":even"\)/g) ||
    code.match(/\$\('.target'\).filter\(':even'\)/g)
);
```

# --seed--

## --seed-contents--

```html
<script>
  $(document).ready(function() {
    $("#target1").css("color", "red");
    $("#target1").prop("disabled", true);
    $("#target4").remove();
    $("#target2").appendTo("#right-well");
    $("#target5").clone().appendTo("#left-well");
    $("#target1").parent().css("background-color", "red");
    $("#right-well").children().css("color", "orange");
    $("#left-well").children().css("color", "green");
    $(".target:nth-child(2)").addClass("animated bounce");

  });
</script>

<!-- Only change code above this line -->

<div class="container-fluid">
  <h3 class="text-primary text-center">jQuery Playground</h3>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-xs-6">
      <h4>#left-well</h4>
      <div class="well" id="left-well">
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target1">#target1</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target2">#target2</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target3">#target3</button>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="col-xs-6">
      <h4>#right-well</h4>
      <div class="well" id="right-well">
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target4">#target4</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target5">#target5</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target6">#target6</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
```

# --solutions--

```html
<script>
  $(document).ready(function() {
    $("#target1").css("color", "red");
    $("#target1").prop("disabled", true);
    $("#target4").remove();
    $("#target2").appendTo("#right-well");
    $("#target5").clone().appendTo("#left-well");
    $("#target1").parent().css("background-color", "red");
    $("#right-well").children().css("color", "orange");
    $("#left-well").children().css("color", "green");
    $(".target:nth-child(2)").addClass("animated bounce");
    $(".target:even").addClass("animated shake");
  });
</script>

<!-- Only change code above this line -->

<div class="container-fluid">
  <h3 class="text-primary text-center">jQuery Playground</h3>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-xs-6">
      <h4>#left-well</h4>
      <div class="well" id="left-well">
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target1">#target1</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target2">#target2</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target3">#target3</button>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="col-xs-6">
      <h4>#right-well</h4>
      <div class="well" id="right-well">
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target4">#target4</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target5">#target5</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target6">#target6</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
```