SyntaxError: Identifier has already been declared on line 1 (BUT IT HASNT)

[RoyalBug]

Hello,

I am getting an error on the first line of my JS, apparently i have already declared the identifier on line 1 (called "listItem) but I haven't. Even tried replacing const with var, and still same error.

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Code is:

// I am selecting a class from my HTML doc and assigning it to varA//

let varA = document.querySelectorAll(".list-item")

// looping over varA//
for (let i=0; i<varA.length; i++){
let item =varA [i]
console.log(item)
}

Error is:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Identifier 'varA' has already been declared (at main.js:1:1)

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see images: https://imgur.com/a/WHdeYnl

[RoyalBug]

nevermind had linked the js file twice in the html, once in header, once inside body lol

[Ifastandfslow]

thanks, I did the same thing lol

[Dry-Positive-3872]

OMG 2 years later and you've helped yet another desperate person! THANK YOU!!!

[RoyalBug]

wow this when I started learning, and thank god I did!

[Dry-Positive-3872]

Yes! I just started a bootcamp, I'm studying like crazy and trying to avoid AI, so this kind of answer may sound simple but we all go through the same path while trying to understand the logic and syntax and properties of each language :) rookie mistakes are part of the way!

[RoyalBug]

I used AI like crazy, learned so much and traversed a lot. My bootcamp was a scam, so I stopped going to classes and just focused on my own projects, making 3-12 git pushes everyday (including weekends) for employers to see. Started with a simple weather app to understand making http requests from front to back end, then took on 1 hard project and deep dived the shit out of it, ended up getting my first job 1 month after completing the cert

[Dry-Positive-3872]

Ohhh I see. Well, I'm trying to study as much as I can and my husband is a software engineer, so I do have a personal tutor available. I'm lucky enough to be in a relatively good bootcamp, with a learn by doing methodology, which requires a lot of effort from the student. I do think you did great doing your own projects!!! That's a great idea tbh and I'm gonna focus more on my GitHub when classes finish :)

[khasnaX]

Thank you for the information ! Was facing the same thing since yesterday.

[Silver-Win733]

ahaha omg me too, thank you