<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#myDIV {
    border: 1px solid black;
    margin: 5px;
}

</style>
</head>
<body>

<div id="myDIV">
  <h2 class="example">A heading with class="example" in div</h2>
  <p class="example">A paragraph with class="example" in div.</p>
  <p class="example">Another paragraph with class="example" in div.</p>
</div>

<p>Click the button to find out how many elements with class "example" there are in DIV.</p>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button>

<p><strong>Note:</strong> The querySelectorAll() method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions.</p>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myDIV").querySelectorAll(".example");
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x.length;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>