function initializeSlider() {
    const slider = document.getElementById("countSlider");
    const display = document.getElementById("sliderValueDisplay");

    display.innerText = slider.value;
    slider.addEventListener("input", function () {
        display.innerText = this.value;
    });
}

function getSliderValue() {
    const slider = document.getElementById("countSlider");
    return parseInt(slider.value);
}