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

james mchugh
james mchugh
6,234 Points
Posted by james mchugh
james mchugh
6,234 Points

no idea

I've been reviewing the videos all morning and tried everything in those videos and can't get it

app.js 
let inputValue = document.getElementById('linkName');
inputValue = linkName.value;
const a = document.querySelector('a.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" class = textContent>
            <a id="link" href="https://teamtreehouse.com"></a>
        </div>
        <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

You can't select properties (like "textContent") directly with a method like "querySelector". But you can select the element and then refer to the property using dot notation.