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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Making Changes to the DOM Modifying Elements

olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points
Posted by olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points

how do i store the value of a tag

need help here

app.js 
let inputValue =document.querySelector('#link').value;
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>DOM Manipulation</title>
    </head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <body>
        <div id="content">
            <label>Link Name:</label>
            <input type="text" id="linkName">
            <a id="link" href="https://teamtreehouse.com"></a>
        </div>
        <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

Right method, wrong tag.

You're getting the value the right way, but you're selecting the element with an ID of "link", which is the anchor (link) element. But the instructions asked you to select the text input element instead (which has an ID of "linkName").

olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points
olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points

i passed that task its asking me 'Set the text content of the a tag to be the value stored in the variable inputValue'

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

Well, you know how to select that element (it was the one you had selected by mistake last time). But instead of the value property, this time you want the textContent property. Other than that, it's just swapping the sides of the assignment.

olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points
olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points 
let inputValue = document.querySelector('#link').textContent;

//still not getting it HELP PLEASE

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

Remember what I said about "swapping the sides of the assignment":

document.querySelector('#link').textContent = inputValue;
olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points
olu adesina
olu adesina
23,007 Points

are we swapping the sides of the assignment because we are reassigning a new value to the variable? and if so would it work normally if u didn't swap

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

In an assignment, the thing being assigned goes on the left side.

In task 1, you assigned the variable, so the variable name is on the left side of the equal sign.

But in task 2, you are using the value that you stored in the variable to assign the text content of the "a" element. So the variable name goes on the right side of the equal sign.