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

Angelica Islas
Angelica Islas
4,082 Points
Posted by Angelica Islas
Angelica Islas
4,082 Points

How do I solve challenge task 2?

Challenge task 2 is: Set the text content of the <a> element with the ID to the value stored in inputValue.

app.js 
var inputValue=document.getElementById('linkName').value
inputValue=text('link')
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

James Binding
James Binding
25,282 Points
James Binding
James Binding
25,282 Points

So you need to select the <a> which is: document.getElementById("link")

Then take the stored value and insert it by using: .innerHTML = inputValue;

End code should look like this document.getElementById("link").innerHTML = inputValue;