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

Angelica Islas
Angelica Islas
4,082 Points

I don't know how to complete task 2 of this challenge

I am not sure how incorporate <a> element.

app.js
var inputValue= document.getElementById("linkName").value
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

Denis Omerovic
Denis Omerovic
2,377 Points

You need to store the value like this:

var inputValue = document.getElementById("linkName").value; document.getElementById("link").textContent = inputValue;