Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'innerText' of null

Question

i have no idea about this error, because i just checked all of other topics and didn't get result.

let demo = document.getElementById("#demo");
demo.innerText("yo");

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
    <title>Pract</title>
</head>
<body>
    <script src="javascript.js"></script>
    <p id="demo"></p>
</body>
</html>

Please don't edit your question in a way that invalidates existing answers. — melpomene, Jun 04 '19 at 10:25
The duplicate one shows exactly how the `innerText` property must be used. — Zakaria Acharki, Jun 04 '19 at 10:37
@ZakariaAcharki Not really. In the other question OP already knew how to use `.innerText`, the problem was in the rest of the code (and that's what the answers are about). In this question there are three separate issues, only one of which is related to `.innerText`. — melpomene, Jun 04 '19 at 10:41

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 04 '19 at 10:36

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//currently your id is demo

let demo = document.getElementById("demo");
demo.innerText="yo";

///if your id is  #demo use this
let demo2 = document.getElementById("#demo");
demo2.innerText="yolo";

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
    <title>Pract</title>
</head>
<body>
    <script src="javascript.js"></script>
    <p id="demo"></p>
    <p id="#demo"></p>
</body>
</html>

As your id is demo, not #demo, you need to write your code like this:

let demo = document.getElementById("demo");  // don't use #
demo.innerText = "yo";  // Also change innerText like this

And for changing innerText property have a look at docs. innerText is not a method.

edited Jun 04 '19 at 10:36

melpomene

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answered Jun 04 '19 at 10:22

Shubham Dixit

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A bit more explanation wouldn't be a bad thing (rather than just comments on the end of the lines) – freefaller Jun 04 '19 at 10:25
its true, but didn't solve main error – Tafhim Jun 04 '19 at 10:30
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@Tafhim That's because your ` – melpomene Jun 04 '19 at 10:33

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'innerText' of null

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