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

Posted by Sukhbat lkhagvadorj
Sukhbat lkhagvadorj
1,820 Points

I already defined this variable in question 1. When I try to redefine, it fails. What am I supposed to do?

a

app.js 
let inputValue = document.getElementById('linkName').value;
var inputValue = document.getElementById('a').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

Manjila Nakarmi
Manjila Nakarmi
7,449 Points
Manjila Nakarmi
Manjila Nakarmi
7,449 Points

just remove the var. to reassign a value you just need to have the value name and the assignment and also the id of the a tag was 'link'. So the correct answer is inputValue = document.getElementById('link').value;

that should work.