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

Bakari Lewis
Bakari Lewis
6,556 Points
Posted by Bakari Lewis
Bakari Lewis
6,556 Points

not sure how to set the value... i tired doing input.value

need help setting value .i tired input.value

app.js 
let inputValue = document.querySelector('input');
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
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

You didn't show the code you were actually trying. Where you putting "input.value" as the argument to the function?

Adding ".value" to get that property is the right idea, but it needs to go after the function call, not as part of the argument.