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Dan Cee
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 2,055 PointsThis is not working....
I'm completing the challenge and this is not validating
let inputValue = document.querySelector('#link').textContent
<!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">batata</a>
</div>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
3 Answers
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Cooper Runstein
11,850 PointsYou're selecting the wrong ID with the wrong ID name.
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Brett Bodofsky
2,102 PointsI don't understand why inputValue = document.getElementById('#link').textContent does not work.
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Cooper Runstein
11,850 PointsIt's asking you to get linkName not link
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Brett Bodofsky
2,102 Pointslet inputValue = document.getElementById('#linkName').textContent still no dice :{
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Cooper Runstein
11,850 PointsYou changed your syntax, you're confusing getElementById with querySelector
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Brett Bodofsky
2,102 Pointslet inputValue = document.querySelector('#linkName').textContent i am having a real hard time with this one
Brett Bodofsky
2,102 PointsBrett Bodofsky
2,102 PointsThat solution is not working for me as well.