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Created April 23, 2014 21:49
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Using multiple variables
<input type="text" name="message">
<button type="button" class="show-message">Show The Message...</button>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
// wait for someone to click on a button
$(".show-message").click(function() {
// store value of the input a variable
var inputValue = $("input[name='message'").val();
// store the static greeting + what we put in the variable above
var greeting = "A message for you:" + inputValue;
// and show the full greeting
alert( greeting );
});
</script>
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