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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Getting a Handle on the DOM Select a Page Element By Its ID

Mariana Castilho
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Mariana Castilho
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Mariana Castilho
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Why can't I do in this way

I tried a different code, but when I click on the heading element the color doesn't change...is there any difference? I thought that the inputColor const should store the value from the input and it should change the heading color when the user clicks on it.

const myHeading = document.getElementById('myHeading');
const inputColor = document.getElementById('input-color').value;


myHeading.addEventListener('click', () => {
                           myHeading.style.color = inputColor

                           });

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points

inputColor will take the value at the time it is assigned which is blank