Rewriting word effect in Javascript

Question

I am switching text in a loop for visual effect. This is what it looks like https://naejc.github.io/Script/GodsLies

This is the code

const symbols = ['God', 'Words'];
let count = 0;
const element = document.getElementById("WORD1");
const iteration = () => {
element.innerHTML = symbols[parseInt(count / 2, 10) % symbols.length];
if (count % 2 !== 0) {
element.classList.add("LANGUAGE");
} else {
element.classList.remove("LANGUAGE");
}
count++;
if (count === symbols.length * 2) {
count = 0;
}
};
let inthandle = setInterval(iteration, 270);
iteration();

Can someone please tell me how I can use this script across more than one instance? It has no effect if used again, attempting to create another element which switches text.

Answer 1

how do you try to create a "new" element? be aware, that each id can only be used once per page. it needs to be unique. otherwise the js code will use the first id it finds.

https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_id.asp

you may need to rewrite your code to use class or something like this:

var initWords = function (element) {
  const symbols = ['God', 'Words'];
  let count = 0;
  const iteration = () => {
    element.innerHTML = symbols[parseInt(count / 2, 10) % symbols.length];
    if (count % 2 !== 0) {
      element.classList.add("LANGUAGE");
    } else {
      element.classList.remove("LANGUAGE");
    }
    count++;
    if (count === symbols.length * 2) {
      count = 0;
    }
  };
  let inthandle = setInterval(iteration, 270);
  iteration();
}

initWords(document.getElementById("WORD1"));
initWords(document.getElementById("WORD2"));