Curious

[jimandy]

I'm curious to know why this doesn't work. Seems like the alert should give ABC but nothing happens.

<div class="q" hidden>ABC</div>
<script>
x = document.getElementsByClassName('q').innerHTML
alert(x[0])
</script>

 

[jimandy]

like when the pain is gone when you go to the doctor the answer came to me just after I posted the question.

<div class="q" hidden >ABC</div>
<div class="q" hidden>ABC</div>
<div class="q" hidden>ABC</div>
<script>
x = document.getElementsByClassName('q')
res=x[0].innerHTML;
alert(res)
</script>

 

[VBService]

Do you see your mistake?

<div class="q" hidden>ABC</div>
<div class="q" hidden>DEF</div>
<div class="q" hidden>GHI</div>
<script>
  alert(document.getElementsByClassName('q')[0].innerHTML);
</script>

BTW,

<div class="q" hidden>ABC</div>
<div class="q" hidden>DEF</div>
<div class="q" hidden>GHI</div>
<script>
  alert(document.getElementsByClassName('q')[0].innerHTML);
  alert(document.getElementsByClassName('q')[document.getElementsByClassName('q').length - 1].innerHTML);
</script>

 

[jimandy]

As always this struggling senior thanks you for responding