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Start your free trialSonny Fishback
7,257 Pointsno comprendo muchacho
i do not understand how assign the button to the variable
var button;
var input;
button.addEventListener('click', () => {
alert(input.value);
});
var button = document.getElementById("sayPhrase");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Phrase Sayer</title>
</head>
<body>
<p><input type="text" id="phraseText"></p>
<p><button id="sayPhrase">Say Phrase</button></p>
<script src="js/app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,236 PointsIt looks like you have the right code, but in the wrong place.
Just move your initialization up to the top line to replace the simple declaration initially provided.