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Robert Herron
10,898 PointsUncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'value' of null at HTMLButtonElement.<anonymous> (app.js:27)
I ran the code exactly as written but when I try to type in a new li item nothing shows up and this error message appears. I even downloaded the final version and copy/pasted the .js content but the same error appeared. What does it mean and where is my error?
2 Answers
Samantha Atkinson
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 40,307 PointsMy guess would be without seeing your workspace is you didn't add the index at the end of ul variable like this:
let ul = document.getElementsByTagName('ul')[0];
Doron Geyer
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 13,897 PointsAlso check that you added/spelled document correctly. If you just put in
let ul = getElementsByTagName('ul')[0];
or had a typo in like this
let ul = documnent.getElementsByTagName('ul')[0];
you will get that error.