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9,667 PointsHeading is not turning red when clicked
I have followed this video three times, for some reason, even when I type it exactly as the instructor, when I return to the next line, my line is like halfway across the page like I missed something. Refreshing the page does not cause the heading to turn red when clicked.
Here is the index.html file
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>JavaScript and the DOM</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css"> </head> <body> <h1 id="myHeading">JavaScript and the DOM</h1> <p>Making a web page interactive</p> <script src="app.js"></script> </body> </html>
Here is the app.js file
const myHeading = document.getElementById('myHeading');
myHeading.addEventListener('click', () => { myHeading.style.color = 'red';
});
7 Answers
Andre Johnson
4,148 Pointsyou need to remove the ; from red like this
red; wrong red right
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsIt seems to work correctly for me. Clicking on the text turns it red, reloading the page makes it black again. And it works repeatedly.
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marialena alevizaki
10,296 PointsCheck to see if your app.js file is connected to your index.html. Add to your javascript file an alert("Connected") to see if it's working. If it's not maybe the path for your app.js file isn't right, so you have to change <script src="app.js"></script>.
Richard Preske
Courses Plus Student 4,356 PointsSame problem for me not turning red when clicked. https://w.trhou.se/s9o9yorxfj
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsIn your case it's a spelling issue. You have "getElementsById" (plural) instead of "getElementById".
And for future issues, always start a fresh question instead of adding one as an "answer" to another question.
Richard Preske
Courses Plus Student 4,356 PointsThanks, I caught the misspelling last night.
Jason Widjaja
7,904 Pointsi also dont know why mine is not working https://w.trhou.se/c99px7bdm3
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsYou should always start a fresh question instead of adding one as an "answer" to another question.
And you have the same spelling issue as Richard did. But in your case, also the "app.js" file is in the wrong place. It should be in the main folder with the "index.html" file, but right now it's in the "css" sub-folder.
Jason Widjaja
7,904 Pointsit still does not work https://w.trhou.se/ratdecp3s8
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsPlease start a fresh question and post this there.
Dana Seidakhmetova
10,956 PointsYou should change "getElementsById" to "getElementById".