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Asked: 2026-05-29T23:48:38+00:00

Ok, so I’m REALLY new to programming and javascript, but I’m having a problem

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Ok, so I’m REALLY new to programming and javascript, but I’m having a problem with this little string of code. The thing that is bothering me about it, is that I have done things similar to this in other programs, but it’s just not working right in this specific little part of this program. Here is basically what isn’t working:

<html>

<script type="text/javascript">

function test()
{
var myTextField = document.getElementById('myText');
document.write (myTextField);
}

</script>


<form>
<input type="text" id="myText">
<input type="submit" value="submit" OnClick="test()">
</form>
</html>

When I do this, it returns [object HTMLInputElement] instead of the value of that text field. Thanks for any help cause I’m most of you know this. 😛

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  1. Editorial Team

    getElementById returns the Object itself, which has many methods and properties as members.

    You need to reference the value property, like this:

    document.getElementById('myText').value;

    That should work 🙂

    Also, here’s a general reference: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/A_re-introduction_to_JavaScript

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