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

Posted by Adlan Ilyasov
Adlan Ilyasov
2,476 Points

What am i doing wrong?

How do i get the value?

app.js 
const inputValue = document.querySelector('input');
index.html 
<!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>
Axel Lancieri
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Axel Lancieri
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 17,291 Points

With inputValue you've grabbed the input so that's great!

However you'd want to specify you refer to the value in order to get your javascript to see that.

Try typing inputValue.value on the console and see if you get the outcome you're looking for.

1 Answer

Bella Bradbury
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Bella Bradbury
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,790 Points
Bella Bradbury
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Bella Bradbury
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,790 Points

You've currently only grabbed the input element, which is a great start. From here you just need to grab the value of the element as well. This can be done with the .value method!