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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu Setting a value

Jade Hudson
Jade Hudson
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Posted by Jade Hudson
Jade Hudson
6,859 Points

I've been stuck on this one for about an hour can anybody explain what this one is all about? And help me?

Any help would be most appreciated.

What is this question all about.

Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 Points

Post the code you have done so far and let's take a look at it.

1 Answer

Luke Pettway
Luke Pettway
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Luke Pettway
Luke Pettway
16,593 Points

It looks like it is asking for you to use the prompt value and assign it to a variable. Then after that you need to select the input you want to add the value to, which you can simply use a variable which it is assigned to. Finally, you need to use the val() function to add the value of the first variable (fullName) to it. This is what I did:

//Show Prompt Window and store value - Takes the value from the prompt and assigns it to fullName
var fullName = prompt("What is your full name?");

//Select Input with the id of #fullName - assigns the dom object of the input with the id of #fullName to the input //variable

var input = $('#fullName');

//Insert value in to full name input - uses the val() function to change the value of $('fullName') to the input
input.val(fullName);
LaVaughn Haynes
LaVaughn Haynes
12,397 Points
LaVaughn Haynes
LaVaughn Haynes
12,397 Points

Luke is correct.

You are getting the value returned from the prompt. For example: var fullName = "Jade";

var fullName = prompt("What is your full name?");

Then selecting the input (the "fullName" text field) from the form with jQuery $('#fullName')

<input id="fullName" name="fullName" value="" disabled>

...and adding the value to it $('#fullName').val(fullName)

<input id="fullName" name="fullName" value="Jade" disabled>