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5,331 PointsWhat is wrong with this line? const inputValue = document.querySelector('#linkText');
const inputValue = document.querySelector('#linkText');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>DOM Manipulation</title>
</head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
<body>
<div id="content">
<label for="linkText">Link Text:</label>
<input type="text" id="linkText" value="sample text">
<p class="info"></p>
</div>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer
Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project ReviewerHi Zhang youzhen you're about 90% here with this! You just needed to add the property value
on the end to obtain a reference to the input's value. Right now, you are just referencing the element itself.
Answer:
const inputValue = document.querySelector('#linkText').value;