I am trying to add values from 2 of my inputs to the text area. I was able to find a solution to grab one of the inputs and hope someone can help me find a way to get another one. Also, is there a way to grab another element from the page for example php echo of student's first name?
Please see the picture I would like this to say "Hey, student_first_name, my name is last_name from university_name, let's connect.
This is the code I have
<script>
// save the location of the name field
var message_field = document.getElementById('university');
var last_name_field = document.getElementById('last_name');
//add an event listener to activate if the value of the field changes
message_field.addEventListener('change', function() {
// when the field changes run the following code
// copy the text (value)
var name = message_field.value;
// concatenate it with the desired message
var autoFill = 'Hi ' + name + ', thank you for visiting us!';
// and paste it into the message field.
document.getElementById('message').value = autoFill;
})
</script>
<script>
// save the location of the name field
var university = document.getElementById('university_name').value;
var last_name = document.getElementById('last_name').value;
var first_name = document.getElementById('student_first_name').value;
//add an event listener to activate if the value of the field changes
message_field.addEventListener('change', function() {
// when the field changes run the following code
// copy the text (value)
var name = message_field.value;
// concatenate it with the desired message
var autoFill = autoFill + university;
autoFill = autoFill + last_name;
autoFill = autoFill + first_name;
// and paste it into the message field.
document.getElementById('message').value = autoFill;
})
</script>
it's a little bit confuse your HTML code, but i did an HTML code and adjusted your javascript code, I hope this helps you.
PS.: You can always group your inputs and textareas inside a FORM tag
var form = document.getElementById("myForm");
form.addEventListener("input", function () {
var name = document.getElementById('name').value;
var lastName = document.getElementById('last_name').value;
var university = document.getElementById('university').value;
document.getElementById('message').value = 'Hey, ' + name + ', my name is ' + lastName + ' from ' + university + ', let\'s connect'
});<form id="myForm">
<div>
<input type="text" placeholder="First Name" id="name">
</div>
<div>
<input type="text" placeholder="Last Name" id="last_name">
</div>
<div>
<input type="text" placeholder="University Name" id="university">
</div>
<div>
<input type="text" placeholder="Phone Number" id="phone">
</div>
<div>
<input type="email" placeholder="Email address" id="email">
</div>
<div>
<textarea name="Message" id="message" cols="30" rows="10" placeholder="Message (optional)"></textarea>
</div>
</form>