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How to Bind an Input with bind:value in Svelte

Bind a text input to state in Svelte: declare a reactive variable, add bind:value to the input so typing updates it automatically, then read and display the value — two-way binding with no event handler.

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Not to learn them — the embedded playground runs Svelte directly. In your own project you would use the usual Svelte toolchain.