Build a Search App: Let's Make It Do Something

structure.html

<html>
  <head>
    <title>Instant Search</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="presentation.css" />
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="searchMe">
      <input />
      <button>Go!</button>
      <dl></dl>
    </div>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="behavior.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

presentation.css

#searchMe { border: 1px solid black; margin:10px; padding:10px;}
#searchMe dl, #searchMe dl dd, #searchMe dl dt { margin:0; padding:0; }

behavior.js

var SEARCH = function() {
  var $ = {};
  return {
    init : function(searchDiv) {
      $.s = document.getElementById(searchDiv);
      $.q = $.s.getElementsByTagName('INPUT')[0];
      $.b = $.s.getElementsByTagName('BUTTON')[0];
      $.r = $.s.getElementsByTagName('DL')[0];
      $.head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
      $.b.onmouseup = function() { SEARCH.doStuff(); };
    },
    doStuff : function() {
       alert($.q.value);
    }
  };
}();

window.onload = function() {
  SEARCH.init('searchMe');
};

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