Javascript Form How to - Get Text from text input field from form button action

Question

We would like to know how to get Text from text input field from form button action.

Answer


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<html>
<head>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
function alertText()
{
     var text = document.simpleForm.myText.value;
     console.log(text);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form name="simpleForm">
  <input type="text" name="myText" size="20" />
  <input type="button" value="Alert Text" onclick="alertText()" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

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