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title: "getelementbyid not working using HTML and javascript"  
description: "getelementbyid not working using HTML and javascript"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2013-08-19  
updated: 2013-08-19  
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category: "javascript"  
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# getelementbyid not working using HTML and javascript

Hi [developers](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12875/blunders-you-must-avoid-while-hiring-java-developers-to-get-the-best-fulfilling-your-needs)!\

I [am trying](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36834/which-two-programming-languages-should-i-master-in-if-i-am-trying-to-get-into-google-or-facebook) to override the [image](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23551/an-investigate-distinctive-seafood-restaurant-for-your-image-stamp-character) loop with the four buttons so that when one is clicked the image changes. However, on [click](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12423/social-login-magento-2-one-click-to-register-social) of "1" the image won't change.

## My [css](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/514/background-gradient-ie7-css-problem)

```
<div class="fadein"><img src="http://www.zabb.co.uk/1.jpg"><img src="http://www.zabb.co.uk/2.jpg"><img src="http://www.zabb.co.uk/3.jpg"></div><div style="position:absolute;"><!-- ImageReady Slices (1.jpg) --><table id="Table_01" width="251" height="61" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">    <tr>        <td>             <img src="http://www.zabb.co.uk/images/1_01.jpg" width="68" height="61" alt="" onclick="document.getElementById('fadein').src='http://www.zabb.co.uk/1.jpg'"></td>        <td>            <img src="http://www.zabb.co.uk/images/1_02.jpg" width="61" height="61" alt=""></td>        <td>            <img src="http://www.zabb.co.uk/images/1_03.jpg" width="61" height="61" alt=""></td>        <td>            <img src="http://www.zabb.co.uk/images/1_04.jpg" width="61" height="61" alt=""></td>    </tr></table><!-- End ImageReady Slices --></div>JQuery code$(function(){    $('.fadein img:gt(0)').hide();    setInterval(function(){$('.fadein :first-child').fadeOut().next('img').fadeIn().end().appendTo('.fadein');}, 6500);});
```

**[HTML](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1530/design-a-simple-stylish-calculator-using-html-css-and-javascript) [Code](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85458/alan-turing-the-mastermind-behind-cracking-the-enigma-code-during-world-war-ii):-**

```
body {font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px;} .fadein { position:relative; height:332px; width:500px; }.fadein img { position:absolute; left:0; top:0; }
```

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks,

## Replies

### Reply by shreesh chandra shukla

Hi!

There's no element in your HTML with the "id" value "fadein", so the function returns null as it should. The outer containing <div> has the class "fadein", but not "id". You could change the <div> I guess:

<div class='fadein' id='fadein'>


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