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the innerText is used to set or retrieve the text between the start and end tags of the object.

Description

The .innerText property sets or retrieves the text between the start and end tags of the object.

This is an IE specific property and is not supported by other browsers like FireFox, Chrome, Opera and Safari.

Syntax for Getting inner text

var text = object.innerText;

Syntax for Setting inner text

object.innerText = text;

where, text is the string that has to be set as the inner text.

References

  1. innerText - MDN Link
  2. Differences between .innerText and .textContent
  3. .innerText works in IE but not in FireFox - SO Thread
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How to get element by innerText

How to get tag in html page, if I know what text tag contains. E.g.: SearchingText
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Javascript .querySelector find

How can I find DIV with certain text? For example:
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What is the difference between innerText and outerText?

After searching through web i understood the difference between innerHTML and outerHTML. However i am having hard time understanding the difference between innerText and outerText. Both appear almost same to me. Can anyone help me understand this…
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How do I choose between innerText or nodeValue?

When I need to change a text within a span element, which one should I use and what is the difference: var spnDetailDisplay=document.getElementById('spnDetailDisplay'); spnDetailDisplay.innerText=sDetail; or var…
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Adding Hyperlink to text in JQuery

I am using innerText to add text to my object. Is there an easy way to add a hyperlink to the text? 'trend' also has a attribute called 'link'. this.node.innerText = trend.get('value');
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Cross-browser innerText for setting values

Let's say I have the following code:
some text