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Can querySelectorAll() select elements based on their position in the DOM?

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  1. Yes, `querySelectorAll()` can select elements based on their position in the DOM using CSS pseudo-classes like `:first-child`, `:last-child`, `:nth-child(n)`, and `:nth-of-type(n)`. These pseudo-classes allow you to target elements based on their position in the DOM tree.

    For example, let's say you have an HTML document like this:

    ```html
    <ul>
    <li>Item 1</li>
    <li>Item 2</li>
    <li>Item 3</li>
    </ul>
    ```

    You can use `querySelectorAll()` to select elements based on their position:

    ```javascript
    const firstItem = document.querySelectorAll('li:first-child'); // selects the first <li> element
    const lastItem = document.querySelectorAll('li:last-child'); // selects the last <li> element
    const secondItem = document.querySelectorAll('li:nth-child(2)'); // selects the second <li> element
    const evenItems = document.querySelectorAll('li:nth-child(even)'); // selects all even <li> elements
    ```

    Note that `querySelectorAll()` returns a NodeList of matching elements, even if there's only one match. You may need to access the first element of the NodeList for single elements like this:

    ```javascript
    const firstItemElement = firstItem[0];
    ```

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