function w3_open() { document.getElementById("mySidebar").style.display = "block"; document.getElementById("w3-button").style.display = "none" document.getElementById("w3-buttondos").style.display ="inline-block" } function w3_close() { document.getElementById("mySidebar").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("w3-buttondos ").style.display = "none" document.getElementById("w3-button").style.display ="inline-block" }
<button class="w3-button w3-teal" onclick="w3_open()">☰</button> <button class="w3-buttondos w3-teal" onclick="w3_close()">✖</button>
it says me -> Uncaught TypeError: document.getElementById(…) is null
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Answer
document.getElementById
does not target a node by its class=""
but by its id=""
<button id="w3-button" class="w3-button w3-teal" onclick="w3_open()">☰</button>
To target an element by its class
you can use document.querySelector
document.querySelector(".w3-button")