let dels:NodeListOf = document.querySelectorAll("form[action=\"/idea/delete/\"]"); for (let el of dels) { el.onsubmit = function(e) { e.preventDefault(); if (confirm("are you sure?") === true) { el.submit(); } }; } let eels:NodeListOf = document.querySelectorAll("button.edit"); for (let el of eels) { el.onclick = function() { console.log("clicked") let title = el.getAttribute("data-title"); location.href = "/idea/edit?t=" + title; } }