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Start your free trialBala Selvam
Python Development Techdegree Student 30,590 PointsUse jQueryβs val() method to get the value of the text input with the ID of
Could have sworn this is how it was done in the video. and I even checked the web for the right syntax. But it keeps asking if I called the right Jquery argument. Can someone point me in the right direction on what I am missing here?
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2 class="profile-name">Treasure Porth</h2>
<p class="profile-text">I am a web developer!</p>
<label>Change name:<input id="name-input" type="text"></label>
<button>Change</button>
<script
src="jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
$('button').click(function() {
$("newName").val("#name-input");// Write code here
});
2 Answers
Rebecca Winterfield
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 5,993 PointsYou need to make a variable named newName and store the value of name-input in it. Try:
$('button').click(function() {
var newName = $("#name-input").val()
});
Harvey Bracken-Smith
Courses Plus Student 4,243 PointsThis is the answer to both parts:
$('button').click(function() { var newName=$('#name-input').val(); $('.profile-name').text(newName); });
Bala Selvam
Python Development Techdegree Student 30,590 PointsBala Selvam
Python Development Techdegree Student 30,590 PointsOhh! Sweet. Thank you.