<html> <head> <title>Accessing Elernrts by ID</title> <script> function check() { var i = document.getElementById("myText"); if(i.value != "") alert("You entered : "+i.value) else alert("please enter some text") } </script> </head> <body> <form action="" method="post" name="entry"> <input type="text" id="myText"/> <input type="button" onclick="check()" value="Checker"/> </form> </body> </html>