Glossary term
What is Selector?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Selector" means: A short pattern such as #title or .note that says which element on the page you want. It is taught in JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive. Related terms include DOM, Event and listener, Spread and State. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Selector?
A short pattern such as #title or .note that says which element on the page you want.
Where is Selector taught?
Selector is defined in JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive.
Which lessons cover Selector?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive, lesson 4.1: Find elements on the page
Which terms are related to Selector?
Next to Selector in the course glossaries: DOM, Event and listener, Spread, State, Arrow function, Render, Callback and JSON.
DOMEvent and listenerSpreadStateArrow functionRenderCallbackJSON
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Selector?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive: No prior programming and no CSS knowledge are needed; the style sheet you need is given to you.