Javascript Code

function myFunction {
  var response = "Hi";
  alert(response);
}

HTML code

<button onclick="myFunction">Click Me</button>

Instead of working the console es up with the error above. The script was placed after the HTML code in the webpage. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Javascript Code

function myFunction {
  var response = "Hi";
  alert(response);
}

HTML code

<button onclick="myFunction">Click Me</button>

Instead of working the console es up with the error above. The script was placed after the HTML code in the webpage. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

• javascript
• html

• First of all.. you have invalid HTML there. You need to close the onclick. Secondly, this is not enough information to help you. Where did you define the function? Was the button created before or after that function? – putvande Commented Feb 15, 2017 at 19:39
• 2 Missing closing " on the onclick function. Missing () at the end of the function call. Missing () in the function declaration. I'd remend a basic JavaScript tutorial – tymeJV Commented Feb 15, 2017 at 19:39

2 Answers 2

Your syntax is a bit off...

JavaScript Code

function myFunction() {
  var response = "Hi";
  alert(response);
}

HTML Code

<button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button>

1. You are missing the brace() after the function name. So function myFunction { should be function myFunction() {

2. In the HTML, you are missing the closing quotation marks " and also need to invoke the method on the onclick attribute.

onclick="myFunction()"

function myFunction() {
  alert("I've been clicked!!");
}

<button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button>