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Asked: 2026-05-20T08:47:03+00:00

Can anyone tell me why when I use the following code, clicking on Click

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Can anyone tell me why when I use the following code, clicking on “Click Here” doesn’t cause an alert? Is there any way to do this without adding an onClick attribute to the div tag?

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">

 var clicker = document.getElementById("test");
 clicker.onclick = test;

 function test() {
  alert('Test');
 }

</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="test">Click Here</div>
</body>
</html>
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  1. Editorial Team

    Because the element doesn’t exist when you try to select it.

    <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
    <div id="test">Click Here</div>

    <!-- moved the script to the end of the body element -->
    <script type="text/javascript">

       var clicker = document.getElementById("test");
       clicker.onclick = test;

       function test() {
           alert('Test');
       }
    </script>

</body>
</html>
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