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Guadalupe Favela
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 13,228 PointsWhat am I missing here?
trying to call the ID. what am I doing wrong?
var inputValue = document.getElementById("linkName");
<!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>
2 Answers

Dmitry Polyakov
4,964 PointsIf you use .value you grab the text inside the input.
If you don't use .value you grab input form itself.

Dmitry Polyakov
4,964 PointsHi. You are looking to grab the value so at the end you need to use .value:
var inputValue = document.getElementById("linkName").value;

Guadalupe Favela
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 13,228 PointsThanks for the clarification, but is ".value" needed go grab the Id using "document.getElementById()" every time? or only during <input> elements and forms?
Guadalupe Favela
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 13,228 PointsGuadalupe Favela
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 13,228 Pointsthank you.