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Thread: What is wrong with my code

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    Default What is wrong with my code

    Hi, I am a beginner at Java and was simply making some controls. However whenever i try and open in chrome i get an error in the console saying "Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'addEventListener' of null
    at HTMLDocument.initialiseWebPage (VideoScript.js:26)" pointing to this line
     playButton.addEventListener ( "click", PlayPause );
    . Thanks for your help in advance


    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initialiseWebPage);
    ///explanation
     
    function initialiseWebPage()
    {
    	const myVideo = document.querySelector ( "video" );
    	myVideo.removeAttribute( "controls" );
    	const playButton = document.getElementById ("playPause");
     
     
    	function PlayPause()
    	{
    		if (myVideo.paused === true)
    		{
    			myVideo.play();
    			//
    			playButton.innerHTML = "Pause";
    		}
    		else
    		{
    			myVideo.pause();
    		playButton.innerHTML = "Play";
    		}
    	}
    	playButton.addEventListener ( "click", PlayPause );
    }

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    Default Re: What is wrong with my code

    Javascript is not the same as java

    Make sure playButton is not null.
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