Can i make a variable equal to html text input?
var myVar;
function getVal() {
return myVar = document.getElementById("myElt").value;
}
Then call the function. The element that has the value you want to select (assuming textarea) will need the ID of ‘myElt’, unless you change this in the code above.
I recommend calling the function with an onClick in a button near the element.
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thanx
can call it with the click function using jquery
You could, but then you can’t do it multiple times.
i tried it like this but nothing works
var ar;
function getVal() {
return ar = document.getElementById(“myElt”).value;
}
(document).ready(function () { "use strict";
(‘a’).click(function() {$(‘p’).append(ar);}) });
You never called getVal()…?
can you show me where to call it ??
Before calling the click function, because you can’t append a variable with no value.
Think u very much you helped me a lot
Does it work? 
not yet i dont know what is wrong
Post all of your HTML and JS/jQuery code and I’ll try and help
Html:
<p>
</p>
<a >slah</a>
<input type="text" id="myElt" >
javascript & jquery :
var ar;
function getVal() {
return ar = document.getElementById("myElt").value;
}
$(document).ready(function () {
"use strict";
$('a').click( {$('p').append(ar);
}
)};
});
Try:
function getVal() {
ar = document.getElementById("myElt").value; //assigning here
return ar; //returning here
}
$(document).ready(function () {
"use strict";
$('a').click(function(){
$('p').append(ar);
});
});
still dosnt work. 
Was that your full HTML?
yes it was my full html
If you haven’t got a <script> tag, your JS won’t be linked, and it won’t work. Create the full HTML skeleton before trying to complete this further.
i’m working on jsfiddle
Could you send me a link to the fiddle?