I\'m trying to select elements with .getElementsByTagName()
.
var tags = document.body.getElementsByTagName(\"*\");
Current attemp
Move the <script>
from the <head>
element to the <body>
element.
document.body
won't get a value assigned to it until the body element has been created.
Since you are trying to get all the elements in the <body>
, you'd want to be at the end of the body element. Or put it in a function and call it from an event that fires after the body has been created (such as the window
load
event). To read more about that try, https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/load_event.
Function examples:
Page loaded with pure JavaScript
Page loaded with jQuery
Example with both methods:
function init() {
alert("hello javascript");
};
window.addEventListener("load",init,false);
$(document).ready(function () {
alert("hello jQuery");
});
http://jsfiddle.net/Ln5zu4Lt/
Be careful, the JavaScript example above waits for page load (images, iframes, etc.). This takes more time than jQuery's ready.