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Ethan Gumin
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 11,094 PointsIdk why my answer is not working. Please help me :/
Why is my answer not working?
var inputValue = document.getElementById('linkName');
<!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>
2 Answers
Martin Balon
43,651 PointsHi Ethan,
Your code saves the html input element in the variable inputValue. The challenge asks you to save only the value of this input element. All you have to do is to extract the value of this input element and assign it to the inputValue.
var inputValue = document.getElementById('linkName').value;
Ethan Gumin
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 11,094 PointsGreat! Thanks for the help Martin :D