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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Getting a Handle on the DOM Selecting by Id

Fran ADP
Fran ADP
6,304 Points
Posted by Fran ADP
Fran ADP
6,304 Points

selecting by id challenge, Javascript and the DOM

I don't know where the button with the id of 'sayPhrase or how to select it.

Can somebody help me?

Thanks

js/app.js 
var button;
var input;



sayPhrase.addEventListener('click', () => {
  alert(input.value);
});
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Phrase Sayer</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p><input type="text" id="phraseText"></p>
    <p><button id="button">Say Phrase</button></p>
    <script src="js/app.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
8,377 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
8,377 Points

the variable exists (var button). You can use the document object to retrieve the element and assign it to the button variable. The method you want on the document is either querySelector or getElementById

Fran ADP
Fran ADP
6,304 Points
Fran ADP
Fran ADP
6,304 Points

Thank you very much Simon!

really helpful