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

Tevi Lawson
Tevi Lawson
5,645 Points
Posted by Tevi Lawson
Tevi Lawson
5,645 Points

I changed the Id in the HTML file to inputValue but getting error messages - not sure where to go from here

I changed the Id in the HTML file to inputValue but getting error messages and edited the .js file - not sure where to go from here

app.js 
var inputValue = document.getElementById('inputValue').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="inputValue">
            <a id="link" href="https://teamtreehouse.com"></a>
        </div>
        <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>

2 Answers

furkan
furkan
11,733 Points
furkan
furkan
11,733 Points

On the original challenge, the id name they want you to select is 'linkName' and not 'inputValue', as you have specified above in the code.

Otherwise, your code is great and should work. All you need to do is fix the id name that you want to select.

Oliver Hoad
Oliver Hoad
23,622 Points
Oliver Hoad
Oliver Hoad
23,622 Points

You didn't need to change the id of the input element in the HTML file,

let inputValue = document.getElementById('linkName').value;

Keep the id of the input element as linkName

Please ask if you still need help.