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From: Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de>
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Subject: Re: changing the value of a text box with .js
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2021 15:09:43 +0200
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bill:

> I know how to change the value of a span or div using:
> onClick= document.getElementById("searchkey").value = "type min 3 
> letters";

<span> or <div> don't have a value. What are you talking about?

> but that does not work for an input type=text element.
> 
> What is the proper way to do that?

Using "value" is totally fine:

<input type="text" id="foobar" name="foobar">

<script>
document.getElementById("foobar").value="test";
</script>

However - where exactly do you use "onClick" and did you define
"searchkey" as *id* and not only as name?


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