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

Loek Weijts
Loek Weijts
6,159 Points
Posted by Loek Weijts
Loek Weijts
6,159 Points

cant get this right.. help me?

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

let test = document.getElementById('link');
test.href = inputValue.value;
app.js 
let inputValue = document.getElementById('linkName');
inputValue = linkName.value;

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

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

You have a couple of issues on the last line.

  • The challenge says to "Set the text content of the a tag...", but you set the href instead.
  • Also, you can't access a "value" property of inputValue, it is already a value.