gistfile1.js

function addTodo()
{
    var a = document.getElementById('list').getElementsByTagName('li')[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
    var x=document.getElementById("nameOfItem").value;
    
    if(x.length==""){
        alert("Please eneter a ToDo item.");
    }
    else if(x.length > 200)
    {
        alert("ToDo cannot be more than 200 characters.");
    }
    else       
    {
        if (a=="This is my first item to do!!")
        {
            var o = document.getElementById('list');
            var p = document.getElementsByTagName('li')[0];
            o.removeChild(p);
        }
        
        var newli = document.createElement("li");
        newli.innerHTML="<input type='checkbox' name='checkbox' value='checkbox'> "+x

        document.getElementById("list").appendChild(newli);       
        document.getElementById("nameOfItem").value=document.getElementById("nameOfItem").defaultValue;
        var cnt = document.getElementById("list").getElementsByTagName("li").length;
        document.getElementById("count").value = "Number of items: "+cnt;
    }
}       

function search()
{
    var searchstr = document.getElementById("search").value;
    window.open("http://www.google.com/search?q="+searchstr);
}