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

Vidar Maartensson
Vidar Maartensson
3,687 Points
Posted by Vidar Maartensson
Vidar Maartensson
3,687 Points

God DOM is hard... help(!)

Again, tried every possible outcome i can think of, both with the var += and the var = combinations... totally lost atm😤

app.js 
var inputValue=document.querySelector("input, #linkName").value;
inputValue += document.querySelector("input a, #link");
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

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

Perhaps all you need is a few hints:

  • ID's are unique, so when selecting something with an ID you need only the ID
  • in task 2, you need to access the textContent of the element
  • since task 2 is updating the document, the selector and property will be left of the assignment operator
  • the value you retrieved in task 1 will be on the right of the assignment in task 2
Vidar Maartensson
Vidar Maartensson
3,687 Points
Vidar Maartensson
Vidar Maartensson
3,687 Points

document.querySelector('#link').textContent()+=inputValue was the best i could come up with, still not working... gr8 answer but im not quite understanding...

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

Really close now! Since "textContent" is a property and not a method, you won't need parentheses after the name. And the instructions call for a simple assignment ("=") instead of an addition assignment ("+=").

And just to be sure, you'll need to leave your task 1 code line as-is and add the new one after it.