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6,304 Pointsselecting by id challenge, Javascript and the DOM
I don't know where the button with the id of 'sayPhrase or how to select it.
Can somebody help me?
Thanks
var button;
var input;
sayPhrase.addEventListener('click', () => {
alert(input.value);
});
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Phrase Sayer</title>
</head>
<body>
<p><input type="text" id="phraseText"></p>
<p><button id="button">Say Phrase</button></p>
<script src="js/app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer
Simon Coates
8,377 Pointsthe variable exists (var button). You can use the document object to retrieve the element and assign it to the button variable. The method you want on the document is either querySelector or getElementById
Fran ADP
6,304 PointsFran ADP
6,304 PointsThank you very much Simon!
really helpful