# Learning React, Creating Complex Component - not rendering properly

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-react-creating-complex-component-not-rendering-properly/638803>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [October 15, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-react-creating-complex-component-not-rendering-properly/638803 "2018-10-15T02:30:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mark\_Pastor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mark_pastor/32/9318_2.png) [@Mark\_Pastor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mark_Pastor)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-react-creating-complex-component-not-rendering-properly/638803/1 "2018-10-15T02:30:44Z")

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I have created a file: simpleTest.html with the code from the static example in chapter 5 of the book. The web page keeps coming up blank. Is there an obvious answer to why I am not seeing the code render?

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**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-react-creating-complex-component-not-rendering-properly/638803/2 "2018-10-15T04:15:09Z")

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Hi @Mark_Pastor - Can you copy/paste your full code in the response? Another thing you can try is bring up the Browser Developer Tools and let us know what error you are seeing.

Thanks,  
Kirupa 🙂

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Pastor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mark_pastor/32/9318_2.png) [@Mark\_Pastor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mark_Pastor)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-react-creating-complex-component-not-rendering-properly/638803/3 "2018-10-15T11:15:22Z")

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Thanks Kirupa! All you needed to remind me of was the developer tools in the browser. I had a syntax error that was easy to correct and now everything seems to be working just fine. Good to know you’re listening and willing to help.

Thanks!  
Mark

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**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-react-creating-complex-component-not-rendering-properly/638803/4 "2018-10-15T15:24:08Z")

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Glad it worked! 😛