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

Store the value of the input element with the id linkName in the variable inputValue. (If you need a refresher on gettin

I stored the id in the variable I am not sure if it is asking me to create a button or an input text field

app.js
let inputValue=document.getElementById('linkName');
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

let inputValue = document.querySelector('#linkName').value; you selected the input but didnt asked for it's value. Here you need to assign it your selector to .value method. note: you can use either .querySelector or getElementById. both will work fine. but for better performance for dom, do use getElementById.