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Use semantic form submit for HN username input #283

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15 changes: 10 additions & 5 deletions hn-comments-for-user.html
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</head>
<body>
<h1>Hacker News comments for a user</h1>
<div class="controls">
<form id="user-form" class="controls">
<label for="hn-user">Hacker News handle:</label>
<input id="hn-user" type="text" placeholder="e.g., pg" />
<button id="fetchBtn">Fetch comments</button>
<button id="copyBtn" disabled>Copy Output</button>
</div>
<button id="fetchBtn" type="submit">Fetch comments</button>
<button id="copyBtn" type="button" disabled>Copy Output</button>
</form>
<p>Fetches up to 1,000 recent comments.</p>
<textarea id="output" placeholder="Comments will appear here..."></textarea>
<div id="note"></div>

<script>
const form = document.getElementById('user-form');
const username = document.getElementById('hn-user');
const fetchBtn = document.getElementById('fetchBtn');
const copyBtn = document.getElementById('copyBtn');
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note.textContent = `Fetched ${all.length} comment(s).`;
}

fetchBtn.addEventListener('click', () => fetchComments(username.value.trim()));
const submitUsername = () => fetchComments(username.value.trim());
form.addEventListener('submit', (event) => {
event.preventDefault();
submitUsername();
});
copyBtn.addEventListener('click', async () => {
await navigator.clipboard.writeText(output.value);
const originalText = copyBtn.textContent;
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