professional-javascript-10-OuterTextExample.htm / htm
<html>
<head>
<title>OuterText Example</title>
<style type="text/css">
div.special {
background-color: red;
padding: 10px;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function useOuterText() {
var oDiv = document.getElementById("div1");
oDiv.outerText = "This is some new text not inside a DIV.";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="div1" class="special">This is my original DIV</div>
<input type="button" value="Use OuterText" onclick="useOuterText()" />
<p><strong>Note: </strong> Firefox does not support the <code>innerText</code> property so this example will fail.</p>
</body>
</html>
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