StackOverflow,
I'm a NOOB learning slowly. I got some errors when trying to validate the following code in HTML 5 validator and don't know where the errors are:
<!DoctypeHTML>
<HTML>
<head>
<title> Javascript Programming!</title>
<script type = “text/javascript”>
<function substitute () {
var MyValue = document.getElementID (‘mytextbox’).value;
If (myValue ==0) {
alert(‘please enter a real value in the box’);
Return;
}
Var myTitle = document.getElementbyID (‘title’)
myTitle.innerHTML = myValue;
}
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
Errors: Error: Bad value “text/javascript” for attribute type on element script: Expected a token character but saw “ instead.
From line 5, column 2; to line 5, column 34
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Error: End of file seen when expecting text or an end tag.
At line 18, column 7
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Error: Unclosed element script.
From line 5, column 2; to line 5, column 34
↩ ↩
Any feedback? Thanks guys and gals.
PreYvin
You are using typographical quotes - change these to regular quotes. (single and double)
Ok, you've got a whole lot of invalid code (HTML and JavaScript) here:
<!DoctypeHTML>
Should be (case doesn't matter):
<!DOCTYPE html>
This:
<script type = “text/javascript”>
contains typographically formatted quotes instead of non-formatted quotes, which is a problem, but you don't even need the type=text/javascript anyway, so you can just write:
<script>
function is not an HTML tag, so this:
<function substitute () {
should be:
function substitute() {
Next, you are using formatted quotes in your JavaScript:
var MyValue = document.getElementID (‘mytextbox’).value;
which should be unformatted, like this:
var MyValue = document.getElementID ('mytextbox').value;
HTML isn't case-sensitive, but JavaScript is, so this:
If (myValue ==0) {
needs to be this:
if (myValue == 0)
More quote problems here:
alert(‘please enter a real value in the box’);
Should be:
alert('please enter a real value in the box');
More case-sensitivity issues here:
Return;
Should be:
return;
More quote and case-sensitivity issues here:
Var myTitle = document.getElementbyID (‘title’)
Should be:
var myTitle = document.getElementbyID ('title');
Lastly, when your script is finished and it's time to return to HTML, you didn't close your script, so this:
}
</head>
Should be:
}
</script>
</head>
You can always validate your HTML at: http://validator.w3.org
And, you can validate your JavaScript at: http://www.jslint.com
You also have invalid JavaScript so this should be valid.
<!doctype html>
<HTML>
<head>
<title> Javascript Programming!</title>
<script>
function substitute () {
var MyValue = document.getElementID (‘mytextbox’).value;
if (myValue ==0) {
alert(‘please enter a real value in the box’);
return;
}
var myTitle = document.getElementbyID (‘title’)
myTitle.innerHTML = myValue;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
you have an extra < in your code. but you need to revisit your javascript as it has many problems the script tag is not closed.
<!DoctypeHTML>
<HTML>
<head>
<title> Javascript Programming!</title>
<script type = “text/javascript”>
function substitute () {
var MyValue = document.getElementID (‘mytextbox’).value;
If (myValue ==0) {
alert(‘please enter a real value in the box’);
Return;
}
Var myTitle = document.getElementbyID (‘title’)
myTitle.innerHTML = myValue;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
Lots of basic syntax errors here.
<!DoctypeHTML> should be <!DOCTYPE html>
the first error you listed, (Bad value “text/javascript” for attribute type on element script: Expected a token character but saw “ instead.) is due to a funky double quote character: “ It should be " This probably originated from your text editor. What are you using? I like Sublime, but there are lots of options. The important thing is that you use a text editor designed for coding.
the next two errors are due to your script tag not being closed. Just add </script> at the end of the script.
Like I said, these are just simple syntax errors though. What you really need to learn here is how to look at those error messages and tell what's going on. Notice how the error messages reference a line number and column number? That's to tell you where the problem is. (Sometimes it can be off depending on the error, but worry about that later). Take a look at the line it's complaining about, read the error message, and you should be able to figure out what's wrong.
Close your <script> tag.
Remove < from <function
Use regular quotes instead of typographical
space between Doctype and html ie. <!doctype html>
Lastly, keywords should be all smallcase ie. if, return, var
Updated
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<title> Javascript Programming!</title>
<script type = 'text/javascript'>
function substitute () {
var MyValue = document.getElementID ('mytextbox').value;
if (myValue == 0) {
alert('please enter a real value in the box');
return;
}
var myTitle = document.getElementbyID ('title')
myTitle.innerHTML = myValue;
}
</script>
</head>
<body></body>
</html>
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I have been trying to make a simple trivia game and my console keeps saying "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier
Line: 6" I would greatly apreciate any assistance!
<html>
<head>
<title>Javascript Other Stuff</title>
</head>
<body>
<script>
var question1=prompt("What Does HTML stand for? (lowercase) ")
var question2=prompt("How Many Letters Are In the Alphabet?")
var quesiton3=prompt("How Mant Fingers Do You Have? (number form)")
if question1 = ("hyper-text markup language") {
alert("Correct!")
}
else alert("Incorrect... the correct answer was hyper-text markup language!")
</script>
</body>
</html>
You have mistake in if condition, you must check the variable for the correct string in the condition, it will be correct:
var question1=prompt("What Does HTML stand for? (lowercase) ")
var question2=prompt("How Many Letters Are In the Alphabet?")
var quesiton3=prompt("How Mant Fingers Do You Have? (number form)")
if (question1 === "hyper-text markup language") {
alert("Correct!")
}
else alert("Incorrect... the correct answer was hyper-text markup language!")
Okay, I'm trying to make a cheesy accent generator to practice with RegEx. But I have a strange problem that seems unrelated to RegEx. The submit button doesn't do anything. At first the function "maccent" was just called "accent" and at that time the console said "accent" was not a function. With nothing better to go on, I assumed it was because the word "accent" was used so many other times, so I changed the function name to "maccent". Now, however, nothing happens. What's the deal? Here is my code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-us">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Accent Generator</title>
<script
src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Choose an accent</p>
<input type = "text">
<form action="">
<input type="radio" name="accent" value="German"> German<br>
<input type="radio" name="accent" value="English"> English<br>
<input type="radio" name="accent" value="Indian"> Indian
</form>
<button type="submit" onclick = "maccent()">Submit</button>
<div id = "accented"></div>
<script>
var accent = $('input[name="accent"]:checked').val();
function maccent()
{
if (accent == "German")
{
germAcc();
}
}
function germAcc()
{
var sample = $("input").val()
var desire = sample.replace(/[w]/gi, "v")
//not if it's at the end of a word
var desire2 = desire.replace(/th/, "z")
//replace h too, but not with another z.
//wait, what? It replaces t even if its not followed by h
var desire3 = desire2.replace(/er/, "a")
//this is going to be a hard one
//er is replaced with a but only if its followed by a space or a punctuation
mark.
console.log(desire3);
}
function indAcc()
{
var sample = $("input").val()
var desire = sample.replace(/[r]/gi, "d")
//not if it's at the end of a word
//this words, but not on each indivual word
console.log(desire);
}
function itAcc()
{
}
function britAcc()
{
var sample = $("input").val();
var desire = sample.replace(/[a]/gi, "au")
var desire2 = desire.replace(/er/, "a")
//this is going to be a hard one
console.log(desire2);
//not if it's at the end of a word
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
The problem is the assignment of the "variable" accent. You are doing it at global scope (the top level), so it gets assigned when the page is first loaded.
If you move that assignment into the function maccent() (and move the work "mark" back into the comment it belongs to), your page will work.
Incidentally, the old problem was that you had a function and a variable trying to share the name accent. The variable was "winning".
I have an HTML file and an external JavaScript file. I have input from the user in the HTML and on the click on the validate button, the courseValidation() function is called. The problem is with the if statement. When the input does not match myRegExp, it should write that the format is incorrect to the page, but it always writes Correct Format, regardless if it is correct or not. Not sure what I am doing wrong. I'm just learning so no negative comments please.
HTML File:
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Validation</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="course.js"></script>
<p>Enter Course Information:</p>
<input id="courseCode" type="text">
<button onclick="courseValidation()">Validate</button>
<p id="course"></p>
</body>
</html>
External JavaScript File:
function courseValidation() {
var courseCode = document.getElementById("course").innerHTML;
var myRegExp = /\D{3}.\d{3}#\d{4}_\D{2}-\d{4}/;
if (courseCode.match(myRegExp)) {
document.write("Incorrect Format");
} else {
document.write("Correct Format");
}
}
You are not retrieving the value of the input correctly. var courseCode = document.getElementById("course").innerHTML; should be var courseCode = document.getElementById("courseCode").value;.
Also, your if statement is the wrong way around. It should read:
if (courseCode.match(myRegExp)) {
document.write("Correct Format");
} else {
document.write("Incorrect Format");
}
The ID of your input is courseCode not course and you are using .innerhtml, it should be .value
var courseCode = document. getElementById('courseCode).value
I'm learning a bit HMTL5 to prepare to the 70-480 exam. I'm trying to do some javascript code. It looks something like this:
function inchestometers(inches) {
if (inches < 0)
return -1;
else {
var meters = inches / 39.37;
return meters;
}
}
var inches = 12;
var meters = inchestometers(inches);
document.write("the value in meters is " + meters);
var hello = document.getElementById("hello");
hello.firstChild.nodeValue = "Hello World";
and I have such html code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Htnl 5 test</title>
<script src="script/test.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<p id="hello">Hello</p>
</body>
</html>
In my VS 2012 i have used the Asp.net Empty Web application project and added the Js file and also the html file. The problem is that The function runs properly without any exeptions. This function is taken from here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cte3c772(v=vs.94).aspx
But whem I'm trying to run the code where I'm getting the document element it' crashint with the error like in the subject. What I've investigated is that the hello gets the null value. I've also tried the code thaken from here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/yfc4b32c(v=vs.94).aspx - the example with the div. I have the same effect.
What is wrong? I know that there were simmilar subjects but I can't seem to find one matching to mine. Thank you kindly for your help.
Regards
Rafal
you are getting a problem because your javascript code is running before the element
<p id="hello">
is defined.
the simplest solution is to include your script at the end of the body section instead of in the head section but this would cause the document.write call to occur after the rest of the content.
another solution would be to place the code inside two functions like this
function do_conversion() {
var inches = 12;
var meters = inchestometers(inches);
document.write("the value in meters is " + meters);
}
function say_hello() {
var hello = document.getElementById("hello");
hello.firstChild.nodeValue = "Hello World";
}
then change the body section like this
<body onload='say_hello()'>
<script>
do_conversion();
</script>
<p id="hello">Hello</p>
</body>
I'm trying to make a page XHTML 1.0 Transitional compliant. One of the issues the Validator has with my code lies within the following line:
if (isNumeric(code) && code.length == 4) {
Error:
character "&" is the first character of a delimiter but occurred as data
Here's another problematic line:
aData = data.split("&&");
Again, the error is this:
character "&" is the first character of a delimiter but occurred as data
How do I fix this?
My guess is your javascript codes are not enclosed porperly.
Take a look here:
Properly Using CSS and JavaScript in XHTML Documents
Exceprt:
<script type="text/javascript">
var i = 0;
while (++i < 10)
{
// ...
}
</script>
VS
<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
var i = 0;
while (++i < 10)
{
// ...
}
//]]>
</script>
Wrap it in CDATA:
<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
Javascript here
//]]>
</script>
Javascript code should be placed within a CDATA declaration in order to pass XHTML validation.