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javascripthtmlnumberselement

How do I have a number update and display live in HTML consecutively?


So far I'm stuck here. I continue to get NAN as a result. I tried by starting off with a paragraph and fetching number 0 but returns "cannot read properties of null (reading 'addEventListener')"

<html>
<style>
</style>
<body>
 <p id="result" value=0>
      0
 </p>
 <button id="func">RUN IT</button>
 <script> 
document.getElementById("func").addEventListener("click", () => {
 var n = document.getElementById("result");
 console.log(result);
 if (n != 10) {
      n++;
      
document.getElementById("result").innerHtml = n;
 }});
</script>
</body>
</html>

Solution

  • document.getElementById("func").addEventListener("click", () => {
      var n_isADomElement = document.getElementById("result");
      let v = +n_isADomElement.innerText
      
      if (v != 10) {
        v++;
        n_isADomElement.innerText = v;
      }
      
    });
    <html>
    <style>
    
    </style>
    
    <body>
      <p id="result" value=0>
        0
      </p>
      <button id="func">RUN IT</button>
    </body>
    
    </html>