Javascript in HTML does not work

Question

I looked up what I could have done wrong but none of the given solutions solved the problem. Basically I want the date in the tag with the respective id but it does not work. Any ideas?

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
</head>
<body style="background:url('../static/images/bg.jpeg') no-repeat center center fixed; background-size: cover;">

    <div style="background-color:black; height:200px; width:700px; position:center; color:green; overflow-y:scroll; margin:auto; margin-top:40px;">
        <a style="font-size:20px; font-weigth:bold; font-family:Lucida Console;">Logs:</a>
        <p><a id="logentry"></a>{{lomes}}</p>
    </div>

    <script type="text/javascript">
    new Date(day, month, year, hours, minutes, seconds)
    document.getElementById("logentry").innerHTML = Date();
    </script>

</body>
</html>

Solution: I used the code I found here and then did

document.getElementById("logentry").innerHTML = today;

Multiple problems: day, month, year, hours, minutes, seconds are all seem to be undefined. You don't save the Date object in a variable. You are trying to use a Date object as innerHTML — puelo, Jul 11 '17 at 09:15
First line of script is unnecessary. Just use this `document.getElementById("logentry").innerHTML = (new Date()).toString()` — abhishekkannojia, Jul 11 '17 at 09:15
You should always include the exact error you receive in your question. — Ashley Medway, Jul 11 '17 at 09:26

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 11 '17 at 09:21

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Your script contains bugs.

Remove the first line because it has not set in any variable and inside Date() method added variables are not defined.

A correct solution might be:

<script type="text/javascript">
    document.getElementById("logentry").innerHTML = Date();
</script>

edited Jul 11 '17 at 09:21

Ashley Medway

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answered Jul 11 '17 at 09:19

Jaydeep Mor

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Joey Pinto · Answer 2 · 2017-07-11T09:24:19.683

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Just use this inside your script tag

document.getElementById("logentry").innerHTML =new Date();

The first line isn''t a valid javascript call. You dont need it at all unless you want to specify a particular time to show.

edited Jul 11 '17 at 09:24

answered Jul 11 '17 at 09:16

Joey Pinto

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Javascript in HTML does not work

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