CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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Reputation: 1969

Issues with basic Java Script

<p id="test">lol</p>

<script type="text/javascript">
var text = $('test').text();
var comparingText = 'lol';

if (text == comparingText) {
document.write('haha');
}
</script>

Why will not this work ? Have even tried using "IF NOT"..

Upvotes: -1

Views: 82

Answers (2)

karaxuna
karaxuna

Reputation: 26930

You are not getting element by id, should be:

var text = $('#test').text();

And it would be better to write your script in DOM load event:

$(function(){
    var text = $('#test').text();
    var comparingText = 'lol';

    if (text == comparingText) {
        document.write('haha');
    }
);

Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/eedUs/1/

Upvotes: 0

Niet the Dark Absol
Niet the Dark Absol

Reputation: 324620

You are attempting to grab a <test> tag, not a tag with ID test. To get the tag by ID, you need a # symbol: $('#test')

HOWEVER: Using jQuery as a selection engine is overkill and inefficient. Here is your code in vanilla JavaScript:

if( document.getElementById('test').firstChild.nodeValue == "lol")
  document.write("haha");

Upvotes: 4

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