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JavaScript

Posted by Brandon Spangler
Brandon Spangler
8,756 Points

Making Changes to the Dom - challenge 1 first objective

I'm not sure why this doesn't work. I've looked at the documentation for textContent and it looks like I'm using it correctly.

Challenge: Store the value of the text input element in the variable inputValue. (If you need a refresher on getting the value of a text input, this video from the previous section demonstrates how.)

My Code: 

let inputValue = document.querySelector('#linkName').textContent;

I get the error message "The value of the text input has not been stored in '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>

1 Answer

Conor Vanoystaeyen
Conor Vanoystaeyen
16,687 Points

Here they want you to call up the value of the input, so what you tip in the input bar. Too do dis you need the .value methode. not the textContent methode.

Brandon Spangler
Brandon Spangler
8,756 Points

Ah, I think I see the distinction between the property and method. Thank you!