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JavaScript

Posted by mully BENDET
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mully BENDET
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 3,054 Points

why is it not working

<button onclick="" myFunction(); >save</button>

<a href="#" id="myid"></a>

<script> function myFunction();{

var email = prompt("whats your email"); document.getElementById("myid").href = "mailto:" + email + "?subject=Cabbages";

}

</script>

1 Answer

Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points
Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points

To get what you have to work you need to put the function inside the onclick attributes quotations for your button. Then you need to remove the semicolon from your function declaration:

<button onclick="myFunction();">save</button>
<a href="#" id="myid">link</a>

<script> 
function myFunction(){
  var email = prompt("whats your email"); 
  document.getElementById("myid").href = "mailto:" + email + "?subject=Cabbages";
}
</script>

Also, it's probably a good idea to put something between your anchor tags so that it shows on the page.