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

charlie alton
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charlie alton
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I cant figure this out.

var inputValue = document.getElementById('linkName').value; let a = document.getElementById('link').textContent; I cannot figure this out.

app.js
var inputValue = document.getElementById('linkName').value;
let a = document.getElementById('link').textContent;
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

  1. > var inputValue = document.getElementById('linkName').value; // This will be used to get the value of the Input field ( which is already mentioned in HTML ).

var inputValue = document.getElementById('linkName'); //This can be used to udpate/add the value of Input. inputValue.value = "Rogers Smith"; ( Input tags does not have any TextContent )

  1. > let a = document.getElementById('link').textContent; // This will get the all the Text which is between #link. Example: <a id="link" href="https://teamtreehouse.com"> Always Fun!! </a> // Will return "Always Fun!!".

Solution will be:

var inputValue = document.getElementById('linkName').value; inputValue = "Some value"; let a = document.getElementById('link');

a.textContent= inputValue;