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JavaScript

Posted by Ashu Singh
Ashu Singh
53 Points

how to pass text box value in show function ?

<div id="userComment">
              <input type="text" name="comment" id="comment" placeholder="Enter comment here">
              <button type="submit" class="postComment" onclick="show()" value="<?php echo $postId ?>">POST</button>  
          </div>

1 Answer

Andrew Dale
PLUS
Andrew Dale
Courses Plus Student 7,030 Points
Andrew Dale
Andrew Dale
Courses Plus Student 7,030 Points

Hi Ashu,

In JS the way to get the value of an input area is to use 

// This will get the value of your 'comment' input
var getTheInput = document.getElementById("comment").value;

I hope this is what you were after, if not, let me nkow and I'll see if I can help. Thanks