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JavaScript jQuery Basics Introducing jQuery Getting Values from Form Fields

Posted by El Moustapha Meimou
El Moustapha Meimou
Courses Plus Student 695 Points

Use jQuery’s val() method to get the value of the text input with the ID of name-input

Use jQuery’s val() method to get the value of the text input with the ID of name-input

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

You don't need to quote the challenge, but please do show the code from your best "good faith" try.

El Moustapha Meimou
El Moustapha Meimou
Courses Plus Student 695 Points

Alright thank you sir steven

El Moustapha Meimou
El Moustapha Meimou
Courses Plus Student 695 Points

Not sure

$('button').click(function() { var newName = $("#name-input").val() });

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

I pasted that into the challenge and it passed task 1.

Here's what it looked like pasted into the challenge, with formatting:

$('button').click(function() {
  // Write code here
  var newName = $("#name-input").val()
});