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JavaScript JavaScript Functions Create Reusable Code with Functions Using Multiple return Statements

Andrew Terrett
Andrew Terrett
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Posted by Andrew Terrett
Andrew Terrett
1,998 Points

Alert box is not popping up for me can someone check my code?

When I try and run the code the alert box is not popping up in the browser when I check the console it says uncaught typeerror cannot read properties of null.

can someone let me know where I'm going wrong here?. 

function isFieldEmpty() {
    const field = document.querySelector('#info');
    if (field.value === ''){
        return true;
    } else {
        return false;
    }
}

const fieldTest = isFieldEmpty();

if (fieldTest === true) {
    alert("Please provide your information.");
}

2 Answers

Rohald van Merode
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Rohald van Merode
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Hi Andrew Terrett 👋

This snippet of code looks great to me and should be working as expected 😃 This error usually means that you're trying to target an element that does not exist. Could you have a look at the index.html file and make sure that you've uncommented the input element on line 10 as Guil shows at 1:16?

Hope this helps! 🙂

Andrew Terrett
Andrew Terrett
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Andrew Terrett
Andrew Terrett
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Hey!

Thanks for getting back to me! I have checked the input element and it is uncommented I know for sure its something I have done wrong I just really cant figure out what it is lol.

Rohald van Merode
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Hm... I'm not entirely sure what could be the issue then, I've copy/pasted your code into a workspace on my end, uncommented the input field and adjusted the script path to link the correct .js file and everything was working for me 🤔

If you're still having issues with this feel free to create a snapshot of your workspace. By doing this it'll generate a link you can share for others to see your exact code. This makes it easier for us to see what might be causing the issue 🙂