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

Tevi Lawson
Tevi Lawson
5,645 Points
Posted by Tevi Lawson
Tevi Lawson
5,645 Points

I'm not sure where to go from here

What's missing?

app.js 
var inputValue = document.getElementById('inputValue');
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>
Adomas Domeika
Adomas Domeika
6,151 Points
Adomas Domeika
Adomas Domeika
6,151 Points

Using document.getElementById, you are selecting the element by its ID. You don't have any elements wit the ID of inputValue. What you need to do is - getElementById('linkName'), because that's what was asked to select, and if you want its value, you can use the .value method at the end of your getElementById().

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

Your code is looking for an element with an id of "inputValue", but if you look at the HTML file, the id of the text input element is "linkName".

Also, you don't need a reference to the element itself, but you want to access the element's value property.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

Tevi Lawson — Glad to help. You can mark a question solved by choosing a "best answer".
And happy coding!