JavaScript node.textContent Property
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JavaScript node.textContent Property
The node.textContent property gets or sets the text content of the specified node, and all its descendants.
Note: This property is read/write.
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>In this example, there will be no difference between "innerText" and "textContent".</p>
<p>Text without <b>spacing</b>.</p>
<button onclick="myinnerHTML()">innerHTML</button>
<button onclick="myinnerText()">innerText</button>
<button onclick="mytextContent()">textContent</button>
<script>
var y = document.getElementsByTagName("p")[1];
function myinnerHTML(){
alert(y.innerHTML);
}
function myinnerText(){
alert(y.innerText);
}
function mytextContent(){
alert(y.textContent);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Syntax
node.textContent
Return Value
| Value | Explanation |
|---|---|
| String | Returns the textual content of an element and all its descendants. |
innerHTML vs innerText vs textContent
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>This example will demonstrate the difference between "innerHTML" vs "innerText" vs "textContent".</p>
<p>Text with <b>spacing</b>.</p>
<button onclick="myinnerHTML()">innerHTML</button>
<button onclick="myinnerText()">innerText</button>
<button onclick="mytextContent()">textContent</button>
<script>
var y = document.getElementsByTagName("p")[1];
function myinnerHTML(){
alert(y.innerHTML);
}
function myinnerText(){
alert(y.innerText);
}
function mytextContent(){
alert(y.textContent);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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