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

Alex Parvis
Alex Parvis
4,464 Points
Posted by Alex Parvis
Alex Parvis
4,464 Points

Modifying Elements

Not sure what I'm doing wrong to pass the second part of this task

app.js 
let inputValue = document.querySelector('input').value;
let a = doucment.querySelector('a').textContent;
a.innerHTML = inputValue;
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

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

for starters, you have a spelling error ('document' not 'doucment'). It accepts:

let inputValue = document.querySelector('input').value;
let a = document.querySelector('a'); //removed .textContent
a.innerHTML = inputValue;

To my thinking it makes sense to set the innerHTML attributed on an element, not a string.

Alex Parvis
Alex Parvis
4,464 Points
Alex Parvis
Alex Parvis
4,464 Points

Thanks so much! yeah the spelling mistake is pretty rookie!

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

But so easy to make. You can read the thing a dozen times and because you think 'document', you read it as such. Keep in mind, it's pretty easy to debug javascript using the developer tools or just by writing a simple web page with the necessary structure for your code.