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Advanced JavaScript Mastery
Advanced JavaScript Mastery
DOM Properties
JavaScript provides several properties to access and manipulate the content. Understanding these properties allows you to dynamically update the content of web pages based on user interactions or other conditions.
InnerHTML
The innerHTML
property allows you to get or set the HTML content of an element, including tags and text. It is one of the most commonly used properties for dynamically updating page content.
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The innerHTML
retrieves all the content, including HTML tags, and allows for inserting or updating content with HTML tags.
TextContent
The textContent
property gets or sets the text content of an element, stripping out any HTML tags. It's ideal when you need to work with plain text without considering the HTML structure.
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The textContent
retrieves text content only, ignoring HTML tags, and sets plain text, automatically escaping any tags.
Value
The value
property is used with form elements like <input>
, <textarea>
, and <select>
, allowing you to get or set the value entered by the user.
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The value
retrieves the current value of form elements and sets a new value for input, textarea, or select elements.
Differences Between InnerHTML and TextContent
Practical Example: Updating a User Profile
Imagine a user profile page where initial data is displayed, and the user can update their profile details using a form. When the user submits the form, the content on the page updates dynamically.
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Initially, the profile displays a predefined username and bio, which can be modified through input fields. When the "Save Changes" button is clicked, JavaScript updates the displayed profile: textContent
updates the username as plain text, while innerHTML
updates the bio to allow for basic HTML formatting, reflecting any edits the user makes.
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