JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM Making Changes to the DOM Modifying Elements

Guadalupe Favela
Guadalupe Favela
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Posted by Guadalupe Favela
Guadalupe Favela
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What am I missing here?

trying to call the ID. what am I doing wrong?

app.js 
var inputValue = document.getElementById("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>

2 Answers

Dmitry Polyakov
Dmitry Polyakov
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Dmitry Polyakov
Dmitry Polyakov
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If you use .value you grab the text inside the input.

If you don't use .value you grab input form itself.

Dmitry Polyakov
Dmitry Polyakov
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Dmitry Polyakov
Dmitry Polyakov
4,411 Points

Hi. You are looking to grab the value so at the end you need to use .value:

var inputValue = document.getElementById("linkName").value;

Guadalupe Favela
Guadalupe Favela
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Guadalupe Favela
Guadalupe Favela
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Thanks for the clarification, but is ".value" needed go grab the Id using "document.getElementById()" every time? or only during <input> elements and forms?