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JavaScript DOM Scripting By Example Adding and Removing Names RSVP Checkbox

Posted by steve thomas
steve thomas
9,753 Points

when i type in input form, it will not display the input, instead it refresh

const form = document.getElementByID('registrar'); const input = form.querySelector('input');

form.addEventListener('submit',(e) = > { e.preventDefault();

const text=input.value; alert('text');

});

1 Answer

Jonathon Irizarry
Jonathon Irizarry
9,154 Points
Jonathon Irizarry
Jonathon Irizarry
9,154 Points

First of all, you need to change your document property spelling in your const form to getElementById, your 'D' is capitalized. Finally, you should take off the apostrophe marks around 'text', it should have none since it is a variable that holds your input.value (the data that you type in the input field), and make sure when you are using arrow functions in Javascript to keep the equal sign(=) and arrow sign(>) together like this (=>).

Here is how your code should look:

const form = document.getElementById('registrar');
const input = form.querySelector('input');

form.addEventListener('submit', (e) => {
   e.preventDefault();
   const text = input.value;
   alert(text);
});