Getting an input from user,store and log that input

Question

I am trying to get a value from the user (taskName input),save that value in a variable and then print the value to the console when a button (taskAdd button) is clicked.However,Once I click the button I don't get the value in my browser console window.

HTML:

<label for="taskName">New Task</label> 
<input type="text" id="taskName" name="task" placeholder="What is your task name?">

<input id="taskAdd" type="submit" value="Add task">

JavaScript:

function getInputValue () {
let userInput = document.getElementById("taskName").value;
console.log(userInput);
}
let addTask = document.querySelector("#taskAdd");
addTask.addEventListener("click", getInputValue());

SRR · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-12 15:17:15Z

1

Replace

addTask.addEventListener("click", getInputValue());

with:

addTask.addEventListener("click", getInputValue);

answered Sep 12, 2020 at 15:17

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