JavaScript function doesn't run on click

Question

Although I know a lot about these languages now such as arrays and functions, I'm having a basic problem to getting this JavaScript to run, here's the code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
</head>

<body>
  <input type="submit" value="submit" onclick="click()" />
  <script>
    function click() {
      alert("hey");
    }
  </script>
</body>

</html>

Rename your `click()` function. You happened to choose an unfortunate name. — , Sep 22 '16 at 14:28
`click` is a JavaScript function, and redeclaring it is causing problems. Rename it — Andrew Li, Sep 22 '16 at 14:31
Possible duplicate of [javascript function name cannot set as click?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4388443/javascript-function-name-cannot-set-as-click) — Frank Tan, Sep 22 '16 at 14:45

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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You're running into this problem: javascript function name cannot set as click?

You can fix this by changing the function name to something else like function myClick

<head>
</head>

<body>
  <input type="submit" value="submit" onclick="myClick()" />
  <script>
    function myClick() {
      alert("hey");
    }
  </script>
</body>

</html>

edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

Community

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answered Sep 22 '16 at 14:32

Joseph Evans

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 22 '16 at 14:36

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yes,like the comment above. you should use a different name instead of click()

 function submit() {
      alert("hey"); }

<html>

<head>
</head>

<body>
  <input type="submit" value="submit" onclick="submit()" />
 </body>

</html>

answered Sep 22 '16 at 14:36

manu padmanabhan

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JavaScript function doesn't run on click

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