lindell / lindell/JsBarcode

.init() returning an error that stops the js file

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Description

Good morning,
I'm trying to generate an barcode, and it was sucessfull, but when I use `JsBarcode(".barcode").init();`, the barcode generates but it returns an error, and this error stops the js file. Could someone say what I'm doing whrong?

The error returned:

> JsBarcode.all.min.js:226 Uncaught "null" is not a valid input for e

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Reproduce the reported call `JsBarcode(".barcode").init()` with the same selector and inspect where the generated bundle reports `null` as invalid input. Check the initialization path and its handling of the `.barcode` selection, then verify that barcode generation completes without throwing an error that stops subsequent JavaScript.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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