Writing text on “div” using JavaScript

Question

I\'m having some trouble whenever I want to add some text to my div tag, here\'s my code:

Answer 1

It is because you are submitting the form.

Quick fix:

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In addition, you are able to prevent the default action of an input. Basically telling the browser the you are going to handle the action with preventDefault:

function writeComment(e) {
    var comment = document.forma.commentUser.value;
    alert(comment);

    document.getElementById('comments').innerHTML = comment;
    e.preventDefault();
    return false;
}