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How do I dynamically update a <p> element when a date is selected from an input type="date"?

I have a paragraph element that I’d like to dynamically update to display whatever the date selected from my input type="date" element is:

<input type="date" id="datepicker" name="date" required>

<p id='testVariable3'></p>

So far I’ve tried this, but it doesn’t update:

<div>
  <h4 style="padding: 5px">Select a date</h4>
</div>

<input type="date" id="datepicker" name="date" required />

<script>
  var currentDate = new Date().toISOString().split("T")[0];
  document.getElementById("datepicker").min = currentDate;
</script>

<p id="testVariable1"></p>
<p id="testVariable2"></p>
<p id="testVariable3"></p>

<div>
  <input type="submit" value="Submit" class="btn btn-primary" />
</div>

<script>
  const hotdeskLinks = document.querySelectorAll(".test a");
  var allBookings = "{{all-bookings}}";
  var decodedBookings = allBookings.replace(/&quot;/g, '"');

  const test1 = document.getElementById("testVariable1");
  const workspaceAttributes = JSON.parse(decodedBookings).map(
    (decodedBookings) => decodedBookings.workspace
  );
  test1.textContent = workspaceAttributes;

  const test2 = document.getElementById("testVariable2");
  const dateAttributes = JSON.parse(decodedBookings).map(
    (decodedBookings) => decodedBookings.date
  );
  test2.textContent = dateAttributes;

  const datepicker = document.getElementById("datepicker");
  const test3 = document.getElementById("testVariable3");

  datepicker.addEventListener("change", function (event) {
    const selectedDate1 = datepicker.value;
    test3.textContent = selectedDate;
  });
</script>

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>Solution :

It looks like you have a small typo at the bottom of your script. This is your code:

datepicker.addEventListener('change',  function(event) {
const selectedDate1 = datepicker.value;
test3.textContent = selectedDate;

You declared selectedDate1 in your event listener function and then tried to assign selectedDate to test3.textContent

See if changing this typo can fix your issue.

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