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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Getting a Handle on the DOM Selecting by Id

matthew pullen
matthew pullen
2,410 Points
Posted by matthew pullen
matthew pullen
2,410 Points

I keep getting errors in tests that Task 1 is no longer passing when doing tests

Task 1 was setting button let button = document.getElementById('sayPhrase'); (This code passed ok)

Task 2 was setting input as well let button = document.getElementById('sayPhrase'); let input = document.getElementByid('phraseText'); (This now says task 1 is not passing)

I am confused... What am I doing wrong?

js/app.js 
let button = document.getElementById('sayPhrase');
let input = document.getElementByid('phraseText');

button.addEventListener('click', () => {
  alert(input.value);
});
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Phrase Sayer</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p><input type="text" id="phraseText"></p>
    <p><button id="sayPhrase">Say Phrase</button></p>
    <script src="js/app.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Brodey Newman
Brodey Newman
10,962 Points
Brodey Newman
Brodey Newman
10,962 Points

Hey Matthew,

Looking at your code I see you didn't capitalize the 'I' in:

document.getElementByid('phraseText');

Do that and it should work.

Hope this helps :)

matthew pullen
matthew pullen
2,410 Points
matthew pullen
matthew pullen
2,410 Points

Thanks Brody... I guess when I retyped I got it right. Thanks for taking a look though;-)

matthew pullen
matthew pullen
2,410 Points
matthew pullen
matthew pullen
2,410 Points

I deleted everything and retyped it for the second task and it worked. Looks like something is changing in the test window from one task to another... I am going to contact support.

M.