Why am I getting null in the console in JavaScript?

Question

I want the div to be output in the console but I am getting 'null' in the console. This is my HTML ->

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <script src="two_js.js"></script>
    <title>:)</title>
</head>
<body>
    <div id="main" class="container">
        This is my HTML Body.
    </div>
</body>
</html>

This is my JavaScript ->

let main = document.getElementById('main');
console.log(main);

What should I do?

TL;DR for the above - because your code runs before the element exists — Bravo, Jun 08 '22 at 06:56

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 08 '22 at 06:56

Put your script tag inside and at the bottom of body tag.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
   
    <title>:)</title>
</head>
<body>
    <div id="main" class="container">
        This is my HTML Body.
    </div>

<script src="two_js.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Why am I getting null in the console in JavaScript?

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