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

Posted by Evan Parrott
Evan Parrott
Courses Plus Student 3,284 Points

Trying to get the value from input

I’m trying to get the value of input in HTML but I’m having a hard time working on it

app.js 
var inputValue = document.querySelector('input 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

Rabin Gharti Magar
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree seal-36
Rabin Gharti Magar
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 20,928 Points

hey Evan Parrott,

You can use value property. And you should remove input from querySelector and just add #linkName.

var inputValue = document.querySelector('#linkName').value;

Hope this helps!