jQuery Page Widget How to - Set text vs set html

Question

We would like to know how to set text vs set html.

Answer


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type='text/javascript'
  src='http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
$(window).load(function(){<!--   w w  w . ja v  a  2  s  . c  om-->
    $('#fullname').html('value');
    $('#fullname1').html('<h1>value</h1>');
    $('#fullname2').text('<h1>value</h1>');
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
  <span id="fullname">Test</span>
  <br />
  <span id="fullname1">Test</span>
  <br />
  <span id="fullname2">Test</span>
  <br />
</body>
</html>

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