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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM Making Changes to the DOM Modifying Elements

Posted by Louis Riddle
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Louis Riddle
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 12,982 Points

I'm having trouble selecting the input value.

I have reviewed my code several times, and I'm having trouble finding how I am not selecting the input value.

app.js 
let inputValue = document.querySelector('#linkText');
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
      <title>DOM Manipulation</title>
    </head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <body>
      <div id="content">
        <label for="linkText">Link Text:</label>
        <input type="text" id="linkText" value="sample text">
        <p class="info"></p>
      </div>
    <script src="app.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

jb30
jb30
44,807 Points
jb30
jb30
44,807 Points

Have you tried setting inputValue to the value attribute of the element you selected?

Gergely Bocz
Gergely Bocz
14,244 Points
Gergely Bocz
Gergely Bocz
14,244 Points

Hi Louis Riddle !

With the selector you are actually selecting the input field. To get the value of the field you should refer to the value propery of the input field like this:

let inputValue = document.querySelector('#linkText').value;

This is the solution for the first part of this challenge.

Generally though, I suggest you to select the input field like this:

let input = document.querySelector('#linkText');

And then change the value referring to the value property of that variable, like this:

input.value = "xyz";

Good luck, GergΕ‘