Is anyone on here familiar with JavaScript?

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  1. FaelanTheFox

    FaelanTheFox Newbie

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    And if so, could you help me identify what I'm doing wrong with some code? I don't see why it shouldn't be working. Also don't worry it's very easy stuff. I'm trying to teach myself how to get data from an HTML form and write it to the page using a javascript function.
     
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    I know enough about it that i hate it and dont touch it.
     
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    djfly Smiter of Spam

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    sure. ask away.
     
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    <html>
    <body>

    <form id="theform">
    Enter Value:
    <input type="text" name="value" size="15" maxlength="30"/>
    <button onclick="outputname()">Submit</button>

    </form>


    <script>

    function outputname()
    {
    var x,y;
    x=document.getElementById("theform");
    y=x.elements["value"].value;
    document.getElementById("practice").innerHTML=y;
    }

    </script>


    <p id="practice"></p>
    </body>
    </html>

    This little bit of code here is pretty straight forward, but when I click the button, the value pops up below it like it should, but only for a split second, and then disappears. I want the value to stay there, and then every additional value that gets entered to be placed below the last.
     
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    djfly Smiter of Spam

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    Code:
    
<html>
<head>
	<title>JavaScript Demo</title>
	<script>
		function addToList()
		{
			var elmtVal = document.getElementById("field").value;
			var curElmt = document.getElementById("outputZone");

			if (elmtVal != "")
			{
				var par = document.createElement("P");
				var span = document.createElement("SPAN");
				span.innerText = elmtVal;
				par.appendChild(span);
				curElmt.appendChild(par);
			}
		}
		function clearList()
		{
			document.getElementById("outputZone").innerHTML="";
		}
	</script>
</head>
<body>

	Enter Value:
	<input id="field" type="text" name="value" size="15" maxlength="30" />
	<button onclick="addToList()">Add</button>
	<button onclick="clearList()">Clear</button>


	<div id="outputZone">

	</div>
</body>
</html>
     
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    djfly Smiter of Spam

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    I believe that's roughly what you wanted?
     
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    Perhaps, but it's still not working for me, nothing happens when I click the Add button. Maybe it's just my web browser.
     
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    djfly Smiter of Spam

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    The code runs in Chrome. That was my test browser.
     
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    djfly Smiter of Spam

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    Works in IE as well, but I had to accept the script warning. By default, IE disallowed the Javascript for me...
     
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    @FaelanTheFox
    did you get your JS working?
    also, i coded it to "not add blanks"..
     
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  11. FaelanTheFox

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    I haven't messed with it anymore quite yet, getting stuff ready for school to start in a few weeks.
     
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    djfly Smiter of Spam

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    alrighty - lmk if you don't get it figured.
     
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  13. Cijo Cyril

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    Yes.
     
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