Get JavaScript to detect an input

Question

Hi, I'm trying to create a text-based game that uses a prominent input bar on the bottom of the page. However, since I'm new to code, I don't know how I can get JavaScript to detect what the player types into the input. How can I get it to do this?

Answer 1

<input type="text" id="lol">
do this
<script>
x = document.getElementById("lol").value // this is the thing u want
</script>

Answer 2

Thanks!

Answer 3

thanks for liking my code