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

Posted by Kyle Law
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Kyle Law
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 6,735 Points

The question is erred. Assigning both question 1 and 2 to value 'inputValue'

The question is erred. Assigning both question 1 and 2 to value 'inputValue'

app.js 
var inputValue = document.getElementById('linkName').value;
inputValue = document.getElementById('link').textContent;
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

Rabin Gharti Magar
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Rabin Gharti Magar
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 20,928 Points
Rabin Gharti Magar
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Rabin Gharti Magar
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 20,928 Points

Hey Kyle Law,

For the second part, you need to create a new variable, select <a> element and then display a value received from inputValue variable using a textContent property.

Here's the final code: 

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

Hope this helps!