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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu Setting a value

Andrés Colonna
Andrés Colonna
1,925 Points
Posted by Andrés Colonna
Andrés Colonna
1,925 Points

how can I insert the value into the full name input?

I am not sure if I am doing this right, but I don't understand how to do the final step.

js/app.js 
//Show Prompt Window and store value
var fullName = prompt("What is your full name?");

//Select Input with the id of #fullName
var $fullName = $("#fullName").val(); 


//Insert value in to full name input
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<label for="fullName">Full Name</label><input id="fullName" name="fullName" value="" disabled>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script src="js/app.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Billy Bellchambers
Billy Bellchambers
21,689 Points
Billy Bellchambers
Billy Bellchambers
21,689 Points

You are close with this, just need to set the .val() to the variable fullName.

Remember the .val() can be used to set a value as well as retrieve.

The answer your after is.

$("#fullName").val(fullName)

Hope that clears that up for you.

Happy coding

Andrés Colonna
Andrés Colonna
1,925 Points
Andrés Colonna
Andrés Colonna
1,925 Points

Thank you man that really clears it up a lot!.