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How can i add a content to html table with input fields. For example here is html code: 

        function add(){
            var name = document.getElementById("name");
            var surname = document.getElementById("surname");
            var output = document.getElementById("output");
            output.innerHTML = "<tr><td>"+name+"</td><td>"+surname+"</td></tr>"


        }
  

  <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="UTF-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial- scale=1.0">
        <title>Document</title>
        <style>
            table,td{
                border: 1px solid black;
                border-collapse: collapse;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
    
        <form action="">
            <div>
                <label for="name">Name</label>
                <input type="text" id="name">
            </div>
            <div>
                <label for="name">Surname</label>
                <input type="text" id="surname">
            </div>
        </form>
        <input type="button" onclick="add();" value="Add">
        <div>
            <table id="output">
                <thead><td>Name</td><td>Surname</td></thead>
                <tbody></tbody>
            </table>
        </div>
        
    
    </body>
    </html>
I want to output my input fields in the table like rows.. but it does not work i dont know where is my problem i get [object HTMLInputElement]. And how can i make it work for entering more values because like this i can only enter one row

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  • name.value and surname.value. name and surname are HTML elements represented as JS Objects.
    – evolutionxbox
    Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 14:42
  • How can i fix not changing the table heading
    – itmemilan
    Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 14:44
  • Put the id on the tbody instead of table.
    – evolutionxbox
    Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 14:45
  • Another problem now i can only input one item i want to store the previous items ...
    – itmemilan
    Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 14:46

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How about using this code? It adds surname and name below the thead.

function add(){
  var name = document.getElementById("name");
  var surname = document.getElementById("surname");
  var output = document.querySelector("#output tbody");
  output.innerHTML += "<tr><td>"+name.value+"</td><td>"+surname.value+"</td></tr>"
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial- scale=1.0">
    <title>Document</title>
    <style>
        table,td{
            border: 1px solid black;
            border-collapse: collapse;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <form action="">
        <div>
            <label for="name">Name</label>
            <input type="text" id="name">
        </div>
        <div>
            <label for="name">Surname</label>
            <input type="text" id="surname">
        </div>
    </form>
    <input type="button" onclick="add();" value="Add">
    <div>
        <table id="output">
            <thead><td>Name</td><td>Surname</td></thead>
            <tbody></tbody>
        </table>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

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  • but i have more in my question how can i make it work for entering multiple times ?
    – itmemilan
    Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 14:52
  • I will edit my answer.
    – Ihor
    Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 14:53
  • You can check my answer now.
    – Ihor
    Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 14:53
  • nice ty can you explain how this works, i mean what did you changed in the js ?
    – itmemilan
    Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 14:54
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    output.innerHTML = "<tr><td>"+name.value+"</td><td>"+surname.value+"</td></tr>" this is first code. and output.innerHTML += "<tr><td>"+name.value+"</td><td>"+surname.value+"</td></tr>" this is code now. Change is +. This code adds new line to your table. :)
    – Ihor
    Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 14:56
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you should assign the value of the input fields like below.

 function add(){
            var name = document.getElementById("name");
            var surname = document.getElementById("surname");
            var output = document.getElementById("output");
            output.innerHTML = "<tr><td>"+name.value+"</td><td>"+surname.value+"</td></tr>"
        }
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  • Oh yea but it changes the table heading
    – itmemilan
    Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 14:44
  • yeah that's different issue now :-)
    – Abdur-Rehman M
    Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 14:45
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Try: Give tbody an id to avoid removing thead

<tbody id="output2"></tbody>

function add(){
  var name = document.getElementById("name");
  var surname = document.getElementById("surname");
  var output = document.getElementById("output2");
  output.innerHTML = "<tr><td>" + name.value + "</td><td>" + surname.value + "</td></tr>";
}

You are trying to insert an HTML input element instead of the value of the element. To make multiple entries possible try the last line of the function to:

output.innerHTML += "<tr><td>" + name.value + "</td><td>" + surname.value + "</td></tr>";
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  • but i have more in my question how can i make it work for entering multiple times ?
    – itmemilan
    Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 14:50
  • check last edit
    – Peter Orji
    Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 14:55
  • yep ty it works
    – itmemilan
    Commented Nov 21, 2021 at 14:57

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