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title: "getElementById and onLoad using javascript"
description: "getElementById and onLoad using javascript"
author: "Anonymous User"
published: 2013-08-19
updated: 2013-08-19
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/1398/getelementbyid-and-onload-using-javascript
category: "javascript"
tags: ["javascript"]
reading_time: 1 minute
---
# getElementById and onLoad using javascript
Hi [Mindstick](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84668/how-mindstick-is-used-for-marketing-purposes)!\
[HTML](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1530/design-a-simple-stylish-calculator-using-html-css-and-javascript) [file](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/59/encrypting-and-decrypting-files-using-c-sharp) ...
```
External Javascript file (called myJS.js for convenience)
... myJS = { myFunction:
function() { //This works
document.write("Hello world. "); //This does
not work
document.getElementById("p01").appendChild(document.createTextNode("Hello
world, again")); }};
```
My best guess is that the [node](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161418/what-is-node-js-and-how-does-it-work) p01 has not been created when myJS is executed, but I thought that onload would do the [right](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12766/check-whether-you-are-doing-digital-transformation-right-or-not) thing with it.
thanks\
## Replies
### Reply by shreesh chandra shukla
Hi!
Because p01 is not yet added to the DOM.
## Try like this:
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