jQuery to pure Javascript examples – 5

Get inner text

// jQuery
var text = $("#myElm").text();

// Pure javascript
var text = document.getElementById("myElm").textContent;

Set inner text

// jQuery
$("#myElm").text("My text");

// Pure javascript
document.getElementById("myElm").textContent = "My text";

Get inner HTML

// jQuery
var text = $("#myElm").html();

// Pure javascript
var text = document.getElementById("myElm").innerHTML;

Set inner text

// jQuery
$("#myElm").html("My html");

// Pure javascript
document.getElementById("myElm").innerHTML = "My html";