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Vasil Ginin
9,919 PointsCan you guys please help me with this one I tried everything.
const input = document.getElementById(input-phrase);
const button = document.getElementById(btn-phrase);
button.addEventListener('click', () => {
alert(input.value);
});
// Complete the challenge by writing JavaScript below
const input = document.getElementById(`input-phrase`);
const button = document.getElementById(`btn-phrase`);
button.addEventListener('click', () => {
alert(input.value);
});
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Phrase Sayer</title>
</head>
<body>
<p><label for="input-phrase">Type a phrase</label></p>
<p><input type="text" id="input-phrase"></p>
<p><button id="btn-phrase">Say Phrase</button></p>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsThere's nothing technically wrong here, but since nothing is being interpolated, you don't need a template string. And it seems to be confusing the checking mechanism.
Try using ordinary quotes instead of accents and you will pass the challenge.
But it is odd that task 1 passed with a template string and task 2 didn't. You might want to report this as a bug to the Support folks.