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i'm trying to use the addeventlistener fuction on a button but it is not working properly. this is my html

<main class="main">
    <div class="start" >
        <button  id="star" >Start Quiz</button>
    </div>

and this is my script

 var btn=document.getElementById("star");

btn.addEventListener("click",alert("Your time has started"))\`

the addEventlistener executes as soon as i refresh the page after that it does not run anymore.

I tried replacing the addEventListener with the onclick()function but still the same result.i dont understand what's happening.i am not getting any error as well

Muhammad Umer Abbas
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  • The method works properly, when [used properly](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/EventTarget/addEventListener). See also https://stackoverflow.com/q/15886272/1169519 . – Teemu Dec 09 '22 at 10:17
  • You'd better add more context to your question. – DreamBold Dec 09 '22 at 10:27

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I got your issue. Please try with this.

var btn=document.getElementById("star");

btn.addEventListener("click",function(){
  alert("Your time has started")
})
Code Assassin
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