changing the value of a text box with .js

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From	bill <william@TechServSys.com>
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Subject	changing the value of a text box with .js
Date	Sun, 5 Sep 2021 14:17:41 -0400
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I know how to change the value of a span or div using:
onClick= document.getElementById("searchkey").value = "type min 3 
letters";

but that does not work for an input type=text element.

What is the proper way to do that?

-bill

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changing the value of a text box with .js bill <william@TechServSys.com> - 2021-09-05 14:17 -0400
  Re: changing the value of a text box with .js Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.eu> - 2021-09-05 22:44 +0000
    Re: changing the value of a text box with .js JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> - 2021-09-06 14:39 +0700
      Re: changing the value of a text box with .js Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2021-09-17 00:46 +0200
  Re: changing the value of a text box with .js Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2021-09-06 15:09 +0200

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