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how to I get a html button to work with a java script function?

I have a button in a html file with that when clicked should run a function in a java script file that send an alert that says hey. This doesn't happen and I don' know why. It feels like the simplest thin but I just can't get it to work. Java Script is enabled in my browser (google chrome) I don't think it matters but just in case, I'm codeing in VS code.

function myfunction() {
  alert("hey");
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <script src="script.js" type="module"></script>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  <title>Document</title>
</head>

<body>

  <div id="head">
    <h1>Park Stats</h1>
  </div>

  <table>
    <tr id="head_row">
      <th>Player</th>
      <th>Points</th>
      <th>Rebounds</th>
      <th>Blocks</th>
      <th>Steals</th>
      <th>Fouls</th>
      <th>Scrum Wins</th>
      <th>Scrum Losses</th>
      <th>Assists</th>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Player Name<button class="name_button">✎</button></td>
      <td>
        <div class="container">
          <button>-</button>
          <div id="p1s1" class="stat">0</div>
          **<button onclick="myfunction();">+</button>**
        </div>
      </td>
    </tr>

  </table>

</body>

</html>

about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza
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If you are using your code local and not on a webserver you have to remove the attribute type="module". see:javascript modules and CORS

and MDN JavaScript modules

Change this

<script src="script.js" type="module"></script>

To

<script src="script.js"></script>

And now it works for me.

about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza Report

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**<button onclick="myfunction();">+</button>** should be **<button id="alert-button">+</button>**

document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', (event) => { document.getElementById("alert-button").addEventListener('click', function(){ myFunction(); }) });

about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza Report
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