How can i make that java will output the content of my input field? Why doesn't my code works?

Question

If i create an input with type=text
how can i make that this what im going to write in the input will get outputet with java

im i able to make it like this?

html:

<input id="inpu" type=text></input>

output:
________
| | ( <----- input field

output with that what i wrote inside the input field:
___________
|hi my name is|

javascript:

var x = document.getElementById(inpu);
document.write(x);

and the result i want to have but it won't work ;( :
___________
|hi my name is|

hi my name..

Answer 1

You are missing the .value to get the text inside of the element. Without .value you get the whole element.

var x = document.getElementById("inpu").value;

Answer 2

oh thank you :DD i needed this so much