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

Jquery value() method

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

//Select Input with the id of #fullName $("#fullName"); //Insert value in to full name input $("#fullName").value(fullName.value());

js/app.js
//Show Prompt Window and store value
var fullName = prompt("What is your full name?");

//Select Input with the id of #fullName
$("#fullName");
//Insert value in to full name input
$("#fullName").value(fullName.value());
index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<label for="fullName">Full Name</label><input id="fullName" name="fullName" value="" disabled>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script src="js/app.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Tobiasz Gala
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Tobiasz Gala
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 23,529 Points

Val() is used in jQuery .value in plain javascript

//Show Prompt Window and store value
// fullName contains whatever was entered by the user
var fullName = prompt("What is your full name?");

//Select Input with the id of #fullName
$("#fullName");
//Insert value in to full name input
// you don't need to call val() for fullName variable because it contains string from the prompt
$("#fullName").val(fullName);

Thank you so much!!