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JavaScript Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript Selecting Elements

Posted by Justin Budd
Justin Budd
12,210 Points

Selecting tag javascript

what is wrong with this code?

var fullName = getElementById("full_name"); var lastName;

1 Answer

Ken Alger
STAFF
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher
Ken Alger
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher

Justin;

You need to reference the document object.

var fullName = document.getElementById("full_name");
var lastName;

Happy coding,

Ken