# About input and output text boxes. Why is this simple code not working?

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**Created:** [July 23, 2012, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-input-and-output-text-boxes-why-is-this-simple-code-not-working/329122 "2012-07-23T09:25:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![ajoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@ajoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ajoo)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-input-and-output-text-boxes-why-is-this-simple-code-not-working/329122/1 "2012-07-23T09:25:51Z")

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Hi All,

I wrote a simple bit of code for getting an input and then displaying the same in an outbox for a certain amount of time. I used the setInterval function to set the time for which the output should be displayed.

SO why should this code not work. I must be making a very basic mistake. Just an amateur so please bear.

Thanks all in advance,  
Ajoo.