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I'm trying to pass a div's id to a javascript function that does something simple, like change the background color of the div.
Weird thing is, my code works in the w3schools.com Tryit editor, but not in JSFiddle. It also doesn't work in my compiler (Coda 2).
Is this even the right way of going about this? Here's my code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script>
function changeBackgroundColor(asdf)
{
asdf.style.backgroundColor = "#fff000";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="myDiv" style="background:red"> this is my div </div>
<button onclick="changeBackgroundColor(myDiv)"> Set background color </button>
</body>
</html>
and here's the JSFiddle stuff: http://jsfiddle.net/BH9Rs/
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You need to use document.getElementById to get the element from the id
function changeBackgroundColor(asdf){
document.getElementById(asdf).style.backgroundColor = "#fff000";
}
and pass the id like this (in single quotes)
<button onclick="changeBackgroundColor('myDiv')">
And in your fiddle put your function inside the Head section.
(select no-wrap in Head) at left side Framework and Extension option
Js Fiddle Demo
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Change the script placement combo to no wrap - in <head> (second combo box on the left panel)
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