Random Pick From Array

Question

I am trying to make a website where it selects random things from arrays to make a sentence. It is supposed to pick a random item from objectArray and display it through a div with document.getElementById()

Code

<script>
    var objectArray = ["computer", "iphone", "duck", "candle", "oven", "sofa", "curtain", "blanket", "star", "piano", "turtle", "fluffiness", "door", "pillow", "funny face", "lamp", "healthy heart", "rainbow", "lamp", "clock", "coat", "just luck", "stop sign", "window"];
    var randObject = objectArray[Math.floor(Math.random() * objectArray.length)];

    document.getElementById("Objecto").innerHTML = "randObject";    
</script>

<center>
    <div id="Objecto"></div>
</center>

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Freyja
– Freyja

2016-03-25 02:07:03 +00:00
Commented Mar 25, 2016 at 2:07 — Freyja
– Freyja, Commented Mar 25, 2016 at 2:07

Robby Cornelissen · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-25 02:07:55Z

1

You're setting the element's innerHTML to the string literal "randObject" instead of the contents of the variable randObject. Use this instead:

document.getElementById("Objecto").innerHTML = randObject;

Here's a complete snippet:

var objectArray = ["computer", "iphone", "duck", "candle", "oven", "sofa", "curtain", "blanket", "star", "piano", "turtle", "fluffiness", "door", "pillow", "funny face", "lamp", "healthy heart", "rainbow", "lamp", "clock", "coat", "just luck", "stop sign", "window"];
var randObject = objectArray[Math.floor(Math.random() * objectArray.length)];

document.getElementById("Objecto").innerHTML = randObject;

<center>
    <div id="Objecto"></div>
</center>

answered Mar 25, 2016 at 2:07

Robby Cornelissen

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