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

Posted by Daniel Palermo
Daniel Palermo
6,589 Points

I need help on this exercise.

Not sure what is 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

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! You're doing terrific, but you have a tiny typo. As you're likely aware by now just about everything is case-sensitive.

You typed:

let input=document.getElementbyId('phraseText');

But you meant to type:

let input=document.getElementById('phraseText');
// Note the captial "B" in "By"

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Daniel Palermo
Daniel Palermo
6,589 Points

Thank you.

Daniel Palermo
Daniel Palermo
6,589 Points
Daniel Palermo
Daniel Palermo
6,589 Points

Thank you.