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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu Setting a value

ashique desai
ashique desai
3,662 Points
Posted by ashique desai
ashique desai
3,662 Points

Using j Query select the input and show it in the "Full Name" box

"Need to store to store the name from the prompt dialog box and show it in the 'Full Name' Box."

I am not able to solve this j Query challenge even after trying out for more than an hour. Can any body help please!

js/app.js 
```Javascript
//Show Prompt Window and store value
var fullName = prompt("What is your full name?");

//Select Input with the id of #fullName
var $select = $("<select></select>");
$("#fullName").append($select);
var $input = $select;

$("#fullName").each(function(){
  var $select = $(this);
  //Insert value in to full name input
  $input.val($select.attr("#fullName"));
  $input.text($select.text());
  $select.append($input);
  });

```index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<label for="fullName">Full Name</label><input id="fullName" name="fullName" value="" disabled>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script src="js/app.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! I'm not sure if the code you've posted is from the challenge or not. But the challenge only requires one line of code. I'm not sure exactly what you've tried, so it's hard to say where you're going wrong. Here was my solution:

$("#fullName").val(fullName);

This selects the element with the id "fullName" and then uses the val method and passes in the value stored in the fullName variable. There may be some confusion here between the fullName variable and the element with the fullName ID. The value in the fullName variable is the value that was input into the prompt sent to the user.

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

ashique desai
ashique desai
3,662 Points
ashique desai
ashique desai
3,662 Points

Thanks a lot Jennifer, that worked!