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

Fernando Jimenez
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Fernando Jimenez
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Posted by Fernando Jimenez
Fernando Jimenez
Courses Plus Student 8,455 Points

I am very stuck here

Not sure how to get the text input.

var inputValue =document.getElementsByTagName('input.value');

????

app.js 
let inputValue = input.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

You've got the right property name, but instead of the word "input", you'll need to use one of the selector functions to reference the element. You have some choices, but one possibility would be to use the one introduced in the Select a Page Element By Its ID video from the last stage.