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JavaScript Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript Adding Events

Posted by KORAXE IUHMAGEON
KORAXE IUHMAGEON
Courses Plus Student 8,486 Points

I have no idea what I'm doing

I'm totally lost here.

app.js 
var sayButton = document.getElementById("say");
var greeting = function() {
  alert("Hello World!");
}
function initElement() {
  p.onclick = sayButton;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<button id="say">Say "Hello World!"</button>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

the problem is that you haven't defined a variable called p. and nothing is calling initElement. And you're assigning an element as if it were the callback.

2 Answers

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

try 

var sayButton = document.getElementById("say");
var greeting = function() {
  alert("Hello World!");
}
sayButton.onclick = greeting;

Events are attached on elements. The saybutton gets an element. The greeting creates a variable of function type. THe final line says, for this element, on a click event, do the functionality defined in greeting.

KORAXE IUHMAGEON
PLUS
KORAXE IUHMAGEON
Courses Plus Student 8,486 Points
KORAXE IUHMAGEON
KORAXE IUHMAGEON
Courses Plus Student 8,486 Points

I magically figured it out but thanks. That is different than what I did. I believe I typed

var geeting =document.getElementById("Say");