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Unable to find #search-input using instantsearch.js and Meteor

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I am trying to use the instantsearch.js tutorial with Meteor but I have this error:

utils.js:79Uncaught Error: Container must be string or HTMLElement. Unable to find #search-box

Here is my code:

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Created 7 years ago
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vvocommented, Jul 4, 2016

Is your main.js script inserted before the HTML DOM?

If so, you might want to use the https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/Events/DOMContentLoaded

Let me know how it goes.

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yonidejenecommented, Jul 4, 2016

It works. Thank you!

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