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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM Making Changes to the DOM Modifying Elements

Posted by Max van den Berge
Max van den Berge
6,506 Points

I don't have a clue...

<body> <div id="content"> <label for="linkText">Link Text:</label> <input type="text" id="linkText" value="sample text"> <p class="info"></p> </div> <script src="app.js"></script> </body>

Challenge Task 1 of 2 var inputValue = document.querySelector('input').value;

Challenge Task 2 of 2 Next, set the text content of the <p> element with the class info to the value stored in inputValue.

could someone help me, i dont understand the challenge.

thx

app.js 
var inputValue = document.querySelector('input').value;

let inputValue= document.querySelector( `.info`) textContent
p.textContent
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
      <title>DOM Manipulation</title>
    </head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <body>
      <div id="content">
        <label for="linkText">Link Text:</label>
        <input type="text" id="linkText" value="sample text">
        <p class="info"></p>
      </div>
    <script src="app.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

psycholinguist
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psycholinguist
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 4,751 Points

var inputValue = document.querySelector('input').value;

let p = document.querySelector('p').textContent = inputValue;

Max van den Berge
Max van den Berge
6,506 Points

many thx