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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM Getting a Handle on the DOM Select by ID

Kelsey Donegan
Kelsey Donegan
3,342 Points
Posted by Kelsey Donegan
Kelsey Donegan
3,342 Points

Is step 1 not exactly the same as step 2?

Step one asks me to declare a variable called button, the get the variable to point to the element called btn-phrase. Step two asks me to do the same thing but with a variable called input and the element input-phrase. This is the code I've written and it's not working. Step 1 worked fine, but now step 2 says it's wrong.

const button = document.getElementById ('btn-phrase');
const input= document.getElementById ('input-phrase');
app.js 
// Complete the challenge by writing JavaScript below
const button = document.getElementById ('btn-phrase');
const input = document.getElementById ('input-phrase');

button.addEventListener('click', () => {
  alert(input.value);
});
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Phrase Sayer</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p><label for="input-phrase">Type a phrase</label></p>
    <p><input type="text" id="input-phrase"></p>
    <p><button id="btn-phrase">Say Phrase</button></p>
    <script src="app.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

jb30
jb30
44,807 Points

Your code looks fine. You can pass the challenge by removing the space between document.getElementById and ('input-phrase');, but I don't see any reason why it would allow a space in the first line and not in the second.

const button = document.getElementById ('btn-phrase');
const input= document.getElementById('input-phrase');
Kelsey Donegan
Kelsey Donegan
3,342 Points
Kelsey Donegan
Kelsey Donegan
3,342 Points

That's so weird. I'm not sure why it allowed it on the first line but you're right, it worked perfectly. Thank you!