To add a new list element under a ul element, use the jQuery append() method
Set input type text initially
Value: <input type="text" name="task" id="input">
Now on the click of a button, add a new list element using the val() and append() methods in jQuery:
$('button').click(function() {
var mylist = $('#input').val();
$('#list').append('<li>'+mylist+'</li>');
return false;
});You can try to run the following code to learn how to add a new list element using jQuery:<./p>
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$('button').click(function() {
var mylist = $('#input').val();
$('#list').append('<li>'+mylist+'</li>');
return false;
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
Value: <input type="text" name="task" id="input">
<button>Submit</button>
<br>
<p>Add a value above and click Submit to add a new list.</p>
<ul id="list">
</ul>
</form>
</body>
</html>