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

Posted by Linden Klein
Linden Klein
3,629 Points

Why is this incorrect?

To select the input element and assign it to the variable inputValue, I wrote: const inputValue = document.querySelector('input');

Why am I getting an error message?

Thank you!!

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>

1 Answer

jb30
jb30
44,806 Points

To get the value attribute of the input element <input type="text" id="linkText" value="sample text">, change const inputValue = document.querySelector('input'); to const inputValue = document.querySelector('input').value;