Syntax javascript error missing ) after argument list in javascript

Question

I get the Syntax missing ) error

$(document).ready(function changeText() {

    var p =     document.getElementById('bidprice');

    var btn = document.getElementById('paybtn');

    var txt = document.getElementById('theText');
    btn.onclick( p.textContent = txt.value; );

});

what exactly is the wrong thing I have tried looking at my syntax seems okay

Adam Azad · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-20 15:37:37Z

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You have a ;, and onclick property should be a function.

btn.onclick( p.textContent = txt.value; );
                                      ^

Remove it, and wrap everything in a function:

btn.onclick = function(){
    p.textContent = txt.value;
};

edited Jan 20, 2017 at 15:37

answered Jan 19, 2017 at 18:38

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Elijah Corleone Over a year ago

wait it doesn't persist thanks a lot , however the value retrived is empty is empty

Adam Azad Over a year ago

@ElijahCorleone, you would need to create a fiddle to illustrate the issue :)

Adam Azad Over a year ago

@ElijahCorleone, you can accept the answer if it helped

Kit · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-19 18:41:00Z

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I believe it is because you are trying to name your function in the parameter passed into 'ready'.

First line should be:

$( document ).ready(function() {

answered Jan 19, 2017 at 18:41

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Jonas Wilms Over a year ago

Nope. You can also do var outer=function inner (){} inner is just acessible inside of the code, making it possible to have anonymous recurisve functions, it doesnt matter if a function is anonymous or not, its always a function...

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