<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Input</title> <script type="text/javascript"> function setup_event_listener() { var elem = document.getElementById('qute-input'); console.log(elem); elem.addEventListener('input', function() { console.log("contents: " + elem.value); }); } </script> </head> <body onload="setup_event_listener()"> <input id="qute-input" type="text" value=""/> </body> </html>