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

Posted by mo ode
mo ode
4,352 Points

Select the <input> element with the ID linkName and store its value in the variable inputValue.

I don't know what to do :Select the <input> element with the ID linkName and store its value in the variable inputValue.

app.js 
var inputValue = document.getElementById('praise text');
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

Antony .
Antony .
2,824 Points
Antony .
Antony .
2,824 Points

I'm not sure why you put "praise text" inside your selector, but it's asking to select the ID called "linkName" and to attach it's value to the variable inputValue

So to select the ID linkName we would do the following:

var inputValue = document.getElementById('linkName');

Then to grab the ID's value, we simply attach the value property to the selector.

var inputValue = document.getElementById('linkName').value;