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Jun 07.2005

Well I’m new to javascript, and new to this forum ?

I’m trying to make a counter, that for now will count up to ten, first on the page displaying 1, then erasing the 1, and displaying a 2 and so on. However I’m having a lot of trouble doing this -.- for some reason it displays the 1, and then it stops ? help fixing this would be appreciated ?

[CODE]<html>
<body>

<script>
var count=0

function counter()
{
count++
document.write(count)
document.close()
}

for (var i=0; i<10; i++ )
{
setTimeout(“counter()”,1000)
}
</script>

</body>
</html>[/CODE]

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@phpnoviceJun 07.2005 — Your script is wiping itself out with that [b]document.write[/b] in there. Though not a complete document, the following is more like that for which you're looking:
[code=html]
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--//
var count=-1

function counter()
{
count++;
document.getElementById("countee").innerHTML = count;
if (count < 10) setTimeout("counter()",1000);
}
//-->
</script>
</head>

<body onload="counter(); return true;">
<div id="countee"></div>
</body>
</html>
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@suxxorauthorJun 07.2005 — thank you for that code. I'm assuming its supposed to display the number inside the div tags correct? however when the page loads, it outputs nothing, and I am not too familiar with the getElementById method ><
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@phpnoviceJun 07.2005 — I tested what I posted. It works perfectly. You must have applied some changes -- for example, changing the page background to black -- and, as a result, you can't see anything. But, yes, the function outputs its value within the DIV tags. On page load, it outputs a zero and then every second it counts up to 10.
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@suxxorauthorJun 07.2005 — I don't know why it wasn't working for me before, but it now, thank you ?!
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@phpnoviceJun 07.2005 — Cheers.
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