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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Making Changes to the DOM Modifying Elements

Posted by Hadley Mann
Hadley Mann
5,267 Points

I am not sure how to proceed. I seem to be using the correct selector and ID name. I am totally stumped!

Any help you can provide would be awesome, I am just not sure what I am missing here in what should a simple enough task!

app.js 
var inputValue = document.getElementById('linkName');
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>DOM Manipulation</title>
    </head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <body>
        <div id="content">
            <label>Link Name:</label>
            <input type="text" id="linkName">
            <a id="link" href="https://teamtreehouse.com"></a>
        </div>
        <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Shaun Kelly
Shaun Kelly
35,560 Points
Shaun Kelly
Shaun Kelly
35,560 Points

Hi Hadley, You are missing .value from the end of your inputValue variable like so...

var inputValue = document.getElementById("linkName").value;
Hadley Mann
Hadley Mann
5,267 Points
Hadley Mann
Hadley Mann
5,267 Points

Thanks Shaun Kelly , I had a feeling it was going to be something painfully obvious like this! Appreciate you taking the time to respond.