HTML Button not working with inline javascript

Question

I have created an inline javascript to test a button but the button isn't working when clicked.

I thought maybe the js code is wrong but I tested the button with a simple alert and it still not working can you help pls? Here is the HTML / and a sample js script.

 function calcEquation() { alert("hello");

 <form id="form-ckd" method="post"> <div id="ckd-calc"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header py-3"> <h6 class="m-0 font-weight-bold text-primary">CKD calculator</h6> </div> <div class="card-body"> <p>Sex of patient:</p> <div> <label class="radio-inline"> <input type="radio" name="sex-ckd" value="m"> Male </label> <label class="radio-inline"> <input type="radio" name="sex-ckd" value="f"> Female </label> <br /><br /> <p>Ethnicity:</p> <label class="radio-inline"> <input type="radio" name="race-ckd" value="b"> Black </label> <label class="radio-inline"> <input type="radio" name="race-ckd" value="o"> Other </label> <br /><br /> <p>Age of patient (years):</p> <input type="number" min="1" max="120" name="age-ckd" /> <br /><br /> <p>Serum creatinine (micromol/L):</p> <input type="number" min="1" max="120" name="serum-ckd" /> <br /> </div> <br /> <hr /> <div id="ckd-result"> <h5 id="outs-ckd"></h5> <p>Glomerular Filtration Rate by the MDRD Equation: <a href="https://www.mdcalc.com/mdrd-gfr-equation#evidence" style="color:white;"><u> mdcalc website</u></a></p> </div> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="calcEquation();">Calculate</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger" onclick="popup.hideEquationFormPopup();">Close</button> <button type="reset" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="resetCKD();">Reset</button> </div> </div> </div> </form>

Answer 1

  <script type=text/javascript>
        function calcEquation(){
          alert("hello");
  </script>

I think you forgot to close the function with } in the end.

Answer 2

That's because you've missed a closed curly bracket on the function calcEquation:).

 <script type=text/javascript> function calcEquation(){ alert("hello");} </script> <form id="form-ckd" method="post"> <div id="ckd-calc"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header py-3"> <h6 class="m-0 font-weight-bold text-primary">CKD calculator</h6> </div> <div class="card-body"> <p>Sex of patient:</p> <div> <label class="radio-inline"> <input type="radio" name="sex-ckd" value="m"> Male </label> <label class="radio-inline"> <input type="radio" name="sex-ckd" value="f"> Female </label> <br /><br /> <p>Ethnicity:</p> <label class="radio-inline"> <input type="radio" name="race-ckd" value="b"> Black </label> <label class="radio-inline"> <input type="radio" name="race-ckd" value="o"> Other </label> <br /><br /> <p>Age of patient (years):</p> <input type="number" min="1" max="120" name="age-ckd" /> <br /><br /> <p>Serum creatinine (micromol/L):</p> <input type="number" min="1" max="120" name="serum-ckd" /> <br /> </div> <br /> <hr /> <div id="ckd-result"> <h5 id="outs-ckd" ></h5> <p >Glomerular Filtration Rate by the MDRD Equation: <a href="https://www.mdcalc.com/mdrd-gfr-equation#evidence" style="color:white;"><u> mdcalc website</u></a></p> </div> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="calcEquation();">Calculate</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger" onclick="popup.hideEquationFormPopup();">Close</button> <button type="reset" class="btn btn-primary" onclick="resetCKD();">Reset</button> </div> </div> </div> </form>