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How to have a div open by a button closed by clicking off when there are multiple buttons?

I have several buttons on my site that call a script to open the content into full screen and I also want to be able to click off the created div to close it. This works but after opening one container, which is deleted after, my program produces errors trying to click another button.
function closeDiv(evt) {
const maindiv = document.getElementById('div3');
let targetElement = evt.target;
do {
if (targetElement == maindiv.childNodes[1]) {
return;
}
targetElement = targetElement.parentNode;
} while (targetElement);
var viewpost = maindiv.childNodes[1];
viewpost.parentNode.removeChild(viewpost);
maindiv.classList.remove('viewcontainer');
};
function buttonClick(button) {
var div = button.parentElement.parentElement;
var clone = div.cloneNode(true);
var element = div.childNodes;
var username = element[1].innerText;
var title = element[7].innerText;
var contenttext = div.childNodes[3].value;
var clone = document.createElement('div');
clone.classList.add('viewcontainercon');
var viewuser = document.createElement('p');
viewuser.classList.add('viewcontaineruser');
var text = document.createTextNode(username);
viewuser.appendChild(text);
clone.appendChild(viewuser)
var viewtitle = document.createElement('p');
viewtitle.classList.add('viewcontainertitle');
var text = document.createTextNode(title);
viewtitle.appendChild(text);
clone.appendChild(viewtitle);
var viewcontent = document.createElement('p');
viewcontent.classList.add('viewcontainercontent');
var text = document.createTextNode(contenttext);
viewcontent.appendChild(text);
clone.appendChild(viewcontent);
document.getElementById('div3').classList.add('viewcontainer');
document.getElementById('div3').appendChild(clone);
document.addEventListener("click", function(event){
var isClickInside = button.contains(event.target);
if (!isClickInside) {
closeDiv(event);
}
});
}
The error is specifically `viewpost is undefined' in the closeDiv() function, which is strange since that shouldn't be called until after the click. Any ideas?

Form value always read as undefined in Javascript

I'm a new self taught programmer working on my first homework assignment, so I apologize if my naming convention is off. This is the most bizarre thing. No matter how I request the input value, (hoping to pull a number) it always reads as undefined.
Everything works in my javascript function except pulling the input value. I have used forms in the past, and the variables appear to be referencing it fine; I have tried both document.formName.inputName.value, as well as document.getElementById ('input-id').value and it returns undefined. I have renamed my form and variables so many times to see if that was the issue and stI'll nothing. I have tried both input type text and number, and stI'll undefined.
Am I missing something due to how new I am? Please help. Links to github and jsfiddle below.
https://github.com/MissElle/calculator?files=1
https://jsfiddle.net/MissElle/qf7xL8gj/
var dataInput = document.compute.calculate.value;
var element = Number(dataInput);
var numCount = document.getElementById('count');
var numSum = document.getElementById('sum');
var numMean = document.getElementById('mean');
var subCount = [];
var subSum = 0;
var starColors = ['#51fffc', '#ffff96', '#96ffc7', '#f8d8ff', '#d2bfff', '#ffbfbf', '#ffd299', '#ffffff', '#000000'];
function calcData(element) {
if(typeof element === 'number') {
console.log(element);
subCount.push(element);
var starDiv = document.createElement('div');
starDiv.className = 'star';
var starHolder = document.getElementById('star-holder');
starHolder.appendChild(starDiv);
starDiv.style.background = 'radial-gradient(circle, ' + starColors[Math.floor(Math.random() * starColors.length)] + ', transparent, transparent)';
numCount.innerHTML = subCount.length;
for(var i in subCount) {
subSum += subCount[i];
numSum.innerHTML = subSum;
var subMean = subSum/subCount.length;
numMean.innerHTML = subMean;
}
}else {
numCount.innerHTML = 'Not a Number';
console.log(element);
}
subSum = 0;
event.preventDefault();
}
function clearData() {
subCount = [];
subSum = 0;
subMean = 0;
numSum.innerHTML = '';
numMean.innerHTML = '';
numCount.innerHTML = '';
var starHolder = document.getElementById('star-holder');
var starDiv = starHolder.getElementsByClassName('star');
while(starDiv.length > 0) {
starHolder.removeChild(starDiv[0]);
}
}
<form name="compute" onsubmit="calcData()" onReset="clearData()">
<p class="bold">Please enter a number</p>
<input type="number" name="calculate" id="calculation" step="any"><br>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="star">
<input type="reset" value="nostar" name="clearForm">
<div class="row">
<div class="typevalue"><h4>Count:</h4><h4>Sum:</h4><h4>Mean:</h4></div>
<div class="numbervalue"><p id="count"></p><p id="sum"></p><p id="mean"></p></div>
</div>
</form>

Move your variable declarations inside your function like this:
function calcData(element) {
var dataInput = document.compute.calculate.value;
var element = Number(dataInput);
var numCount = document.getElementById('count');
var numSum = document.getElementById('sum');
var numMean = document.getElementById('mean');
var subCount = [];
var subSum = 0;
var starColors = ['#51fffc', '#ffff96', '#96ffc7', '#f8d8ff', '#d2bfff',
'#ffbfbf', '#ffd299', '#ffffff', '#000000'];
...
If you declare your dataInput outside the function you get no value because that JS code is run after the page loads (before your user types any number in your function).
You have to declare it inside your function that way you get the value of your input when the user clicks on the button.

focus is not working on textarea

I am creating a page in which a user can add a question and its solution, he can delete the problem and can also edit it dynamically using DOM in javascript. I want that whenever user clicks on edit button the textbox which appears get autofocus.
This the javascript code of my page...
var questionText;
var answerText;
var questionArray=[];
var answerArray=[];
var i=0;
var j=10000;
function addProblem(){
var body = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];
questionText = document.getElementById('questionId').value;
answerText = document.getElementById('answerId').value;
questionArray.unshift(questionText);
answerArray.unshift(answerText);
var myContainer = document.getElementById('container');
var myDiv = document.createElement("div");
var questionLogo = document.createElement("p");
questionLogo.id = "questionLogo";
var textNode = document.createTextNode("Question:");
var question = document.createElement("p");
question.id = "question";
var questionDetail = document.createTextNode(questionArray[0]);
var deleteButton = document.createElement("button");
deleteButton.innerHTML = "Delete";
deleteButton.id = i;
var editButton = document.createElement("button");
editButton.innerHTML = "Edit";
editButton.id = j;
var answerLogo = document.createElement("p");
answerLogo.id = "answerLogo"
var ansTextNode = document.createTextNode("Answer: ");
var answer = document.createElement("p");
answer.id = "answer";
var answerDetail = document.createTextNode(answerArray[0]);
var mybr = document.createElement("br");
if(i==0){
myContainer.appendChild(myDiv);
myDiv.appendChild(questionLogo);
questionLogo.appendChild(textNode);
questionLogo.appendChild(question);
question.appendChild(questionDetail);
myDiv.appendChild(answerLogo);
answerLogo.appendChild(ansTextNode);
answerLogo.appendChild(answer);
answer.appendChild(answerDetail);
answerLogo.appendChild(mybr);
myDiv.appendChild(deleteButton);
myDiv.innerHTML += ' ';
myDiv.appendChild(editButton);
}
else if (i > 0)
{
myContainer.insertBefore(myDiv,myContainer.firstChild);
myDiv.appendChild(questionLogo);
questionLogo.appendChild(textNode);
questionLogo.appendChild(question);
question.appendChild(questionDetail);
myDiv.appendChild(answerLogo);
answerLogo.appendChild(ansTextNode);
answerLogo.appendChild(answer);
answer.appendChild(answerDetail);
answer.appendChild(mybr);
myDiv.appendChild(deleteButton);
myDiv.innerHTML += ' ';
myDiv.appendChild(editButton);
}
i++;
j++;
myDiv.childNodes[7].addEventListener("click", function(){
var deleteElement = document.getElementById(this.id);
deleteElement.parentNode.parentNode.removeChild(deleteElement.parentNode);
});
myDiv.childNodes[9].addEventListener("click",function(){
var editElement = document.getElementById(this.id);
var quesEdit = editElement.parentNode.childNodes[1];
var quesEditText = quesEdit.innerHTML;
var ansEdit = editElement.parentNode.childNodes[4];
var ansEditText = ansEdit.innerHTML;
var editDiv1 = document.createElement("div");
editDiv1.id = "editDiv1"
var quesTextArea = document.createElement("textarea");
quesTextArea.innerHTML += quesEditText;
quesTextArea.focus();
var saveButton1 = document.createElement("button");
saveButton1.innerHTML = "Save";
editDiv1.appendChild(quesTextArea);
editDiv1.innerHTML += ' ';
editDiv1.appendChild(saveButton1);
quesEdit.parentNode.replaceChild(editDiv1,quesEdit);
var editDiv2 = document.createElement("div");
editDiv2.id = "editDiv2"
var ansTextArea = document.createElement("textarea");
ansTextArea.innerHTML += ansEditText;
var saveButton2 = document.createElement("button");
saveButton2.innerHTML = "Save";
editDiv2.appendChild(ansTextArea);
editDiv2.innerHTML += ' ';
editDiv2.appendChild(saveButton2);
ansEdit.parentNode.replaceChild(editDiv2,ansEdit);
});
}
I have tried to focus the textarea using
quesTextArea.focus();
but its not working where questextArea is the name of the textarea. Please help how i can do it.

For the element could be got focused, it must be in the DOM when you invoke focus on it. You should invoke focus function after replaceChild function
editDiv1.appendChild(quesTextArea);
editDiv1.appendChild(saveButton1);
quesEdit.parentNode.replaceChild(editDiv1,quesEdit);
quesTextArea.focus();
I've created a simple sample as below link, you could check it
https://jsfiddle.net/pd9c6c7a/3/

Add autofocus attribute to the textarea element. So that whenever it is appended to the DOM, will get cursor activated in it.

The 'textarea' has not been added to window to be shown, an element must be part of the document object tree. In case that didn't work, add a 50ms delay.
setTimeout(function(){e.focus();}, 50);

Try the following approach:
var body=document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];
var quesTextArea=document.createElement("textarea");
var button=document.createElement("button");
button.innerHTML = "click Me";
button.addEventListener("click",function(e){
e.preventDefault();
quesTextArea.focus();
});
body.appendChild(quesTextArea);
body.appendChild(button);
<html>
<body>
<body>
</html>
Try to add preventDefault.

var div = document.getElementById('parent');
var txt = document.createElement('textarea');
div.appendChild(txt);
txt.focus();
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<div id="parent">
<input type="text" value="" />
</div>
</body>
</html>
The element must be in the DOM when you invoke the focus function. Move your focus() function after the appendChild() is invoked.
quesTextArea.innerHTML += quesEditText;
var saveButton1=document.createElement("button");
saveButton1.innerHTML="Save";
editDiv1.appendChild(quesTextArea);
quesTextArea.focus();

Inserting text after a certain image using javascript

In one function I have a loop that creates 10 images using the createElement();. In the other function I have another loop that contains info that I need to add text after each picture but my code adds it at the end of all 10 pictures I need them to be after every corresponding picture.
This is the function that displays the text:
function displayAlbum(json){
for (var x = 0; x<json.length;x++){
var span1 = document.createElement("span");
span1.innerText = json[x].album;
console.log(json[x].album);
var display = document.getElementById("results");
display.appendChild(span1);
}
}
I cant individually set the id of each image because i created them in js. Thanks for the help in advance and no jquery please
for (var x = 0; x<json.length;x++){
var image = document.createElement("img");
image.id = "picture";
image.width = 100;
image.height = 100;
image.src = json[x].cover;
var display = document.getElementById("results");
display.appendChild(image);
var a = document.getElementById("artist");
var y = document.getElementById("year");
var artist = document.getElementById("artist").selectedIndex;//index of value of the switch statement
var year = document.getElementById("year").selectedIndex;//index of value of the switch statement
var realYear = y[year].text;//Value of the selected text
var realArtist = a[artist].text;//Value of the selected text
var display = document.getElementById("Results");
}
This is my second loop. I want displayalbum to appear after every picture. I cannot combine them because of other complications in the code

Try to do something like that: plunker
function displayAlbum(){
for (var x = 0; x < 10 ; x++){ // change to json.length
var span1 = document.createElement("span");
span1.innerText = 'json[x].album';
span1.id = 'span'+x;
var display = document.getElementById("results");
display.appendChild(span1);
}
}

The loop where you are creating images, give a unique id to image like image.id = "picture" + x;
Then change displayAlbum() function to use corresponding image to place the span tag.
function displayAlbum(json){
for (var x = 0; x<json.length;x++){
var span1 = document.createElement("span");
span1.innerText = json[x].album;
console.log(json[x].album);
var display = document.getElementById("results");
var img = document.getElementById("picture" + x); // use unique id of img to access it
if(img.nextSibling) { // if img is not the last node in 'results'
display.insertBefore(span1, img.nextSibling);
} else { // if img is the last node in 'results'
display.appendChild(span1);
}
}
}

You can achieve your goal with single loop and using Figure and FigCaption element , specifically created for this kind of display image with its description
var json = [{cover:"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Internet2.jpg/440px-Internet2.jpg", album:"test1"},{cover:"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Internet2.jpg/440px-Internet2.jpg", album:"test2"}];
for (var x = 0; x<json.length;x++){
var fig = document.createElement("figure");
var figCap = document.createElement("figcaption");
figCap.innerText = json[x].album;
var image = document.createElement("img");
image.id = "picture";
image.width = 100;
image.height = 100;
image.src = json[x].cover;
var display = document.getElementById("results");
fig.appendChild(image);
fig.appendChild(figCap);
display.appendChild(fig);
}
<div id="results">
</div>

Adding an Image to DOM Dynamically Using Range.insertNode()

How can I dynamically insert an IMG element into the DOM using Range.insertNode() ?
My HTML:
<div class="css_class_for_div" style="height: 250px;" contenteditable="true">
<img src="/path/to/my/image/myimage.png" alt="/myimage.png" title="/myimage.png" class="css_class_for_image" e_resid="/myimage.png" />
<br />
<br />
<span class="css_class_for_span"></span>
</div>
<input id="myButton" type="button" value="insert image" />
MY JS:
var button = document.getElementById("myButton");
button.addEventListener("click", function(e){
var src = "/path/to/my/other/image/image2.png";
var title = "/image2.png";
var cssClassname = "css_class_for_image";
var list = document.getElementsByClassName("css_class_for_div");
var el = list[0];
var selRanges = el.getSelection();
if (selRanges.rangeCount > 0) {
var curRange = selRanges.getRangeAt(0); // Range object
if (curRange.toString().length == 0) {
var imageNode = document.createElement('img');
imageNode.src = src;
imageNode.alt = title;
imageNode.title = title;
imageNode.className = cssClassname;
curRange.insertNode(imageNode);
}
}
},false);
[Link to fiddle]
The above code doesn't work. Any help is appreciated.

If you simply want to insert Image2 into the first occurrence of a div with classname = css_class_for_div using Range.InsertNode(), you can use the following code.
I had to use
var range = document.createRange();
range.selectNode(your div);
range.insertNode(your image);
Updated Fiddle
var button = document.getElementById("myButton");
button.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
debugger;
var range = document.createRange();
var list = document.getElementsByClassName("css_class_for_div");
if (list.length > 0) {
var el = list[0];
range.selectNode(el);
var imageNode = getImageNode();
range.insertNode(imageNode);
}
}, false);
function getImageNode() {
var src = "/path/to/my/other/image/image2.png";
var title = "/image2.png";
var cssClassname = "css_class_for_image";
var imageNode = document.createElement('img');
imageNode.src = src;
imageNode.alt = title;
imageNode.title = title;
imageNode.className = cssClassname;
return imageNode;
}