Beginner JavaScript need help!

matt1234 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-27-11, 07:10 AM

I'm just starting out with JavaScript and I'm learning from some tutorials on w3schools.

When I tried opening this in Google Chrome the page was blank. Can anyone explain why?
This is the code:

<html>

<head>
<style type="text/css">
p {font-family:arial narrow;font-size:35px;}
</style>
</head>

<body>
<script type ="text/javascript">
var d = newDate();
var time = d.getHours();
if (time<11)
{
document.write("<p>Good Morning</p>");
}
else if (time>11 && time<15)
{
document.write("<p>Good Afternoon</p>");
}
else
{
document.write("<p>Good Day</p>");
}
</script>
</body>

</html>

mosquitomonk · #2 (**permalink**) 09-23-11, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt1234

I'm just starting out with JavaScript and I'm learning from some tutorials on w3schools.

When I tried opening this in Google Chrome the page was blank. Can anyone explain why?
This is the code:

<html>

<head>
<style type="text/css">
p {font-family:arial narrow;font-size:35px;}
</style>
</head>

<body>
<script type ="text/javascript">
var d = newDate();
var time = d.getHours();
if (time<11)
{
document.write("<p>Good Morning</p>");
}
else if (time>11 && time<15)
{
document.write("<p>Good Afternoon</p>");
}
else
{
document.write("<p>Good Day</p>");
}
</script>
</body>

</html>

Have you tried putting a space after new? as in "var d = new Date();" That should work. Here is how I did it.

<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
p {font-family:arial narrow;font-size:35px;}
</style>

<script type ="text/javascript">
var d = new Date ();
var time = d.getHours();

if (time<11) {
document.write("<p>Good Morning</p>");

}else if (time>11 && time<15) {
document.write("<p>Good Afternoon</p>");
}else {
document.write("<p>Good Day</p>");
}

</script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

tutorholic · #3 (**permalink**) 10-06-11, 12:23 PM

mosquitomonk is right. try putting a space between new and Date