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I want to run a javascript function from the browser console,
I'm trying to do it in Chrome (windows 7) and my function is this:

function playVideo() {
    var popo = document.getElementsByTagName("object");
      for (var i=0; i<popo.length; i++) {
        popo[i].playVideo(); 
      }
  }

normally this function works fine when I fire it from a webpage

<button onclick="playVideo();">play</button>

or

<a href="javascript:playVideo();">play</a>

but if I paste it into the browser console, and I press Return,
it doesn't work and there is this error:
"undefined"
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What i'm doing wrong?

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  • you just defined a function. Call it. Commented Mar 22, 2014 at 23:39
  • I've tried to call it, but without success.. I don't understand why... Commented Mar 23, 2014 at 12:54

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After paste to console and pressing return you must call this function by name, in you case, after "undefined" write to consle "playVideo()" and press Return.

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after paste to console, press return, and after "undefined" write "playVideo()" and press enter, it says again: "undefined"...
ooook!!!! I was trying on Jsfiddle! On Jsfiddle it doesn't work, but after that I tried on my website and it works!! thank you!

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