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

Cristina Lopez
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Cristina Lopez
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 18,083 Points

What am I missing to select the input element?

Hello! Thank you in advance for your help! I am not sure what I am missing in my code. I am using document.querySelectorAll('input') to select the input elements and I am receiving an error.

app.js
const inputValue = document.querySelectorAll('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>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

You are close, but there are a couple of issues:

  • this code is selecting a collection of input elements instead of just the one
  • after correct selection, you should assign its value to the variable and not a reference to the element itself