Javascript examples for jQuery Method and Property:text
Compare text(), html() and val()
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("#btn1").click(function(){ $("#test1").text("Hello world!"); });//from w ww. j a va 2 s . c om $("#btn2").click(function(){ $("#test2").html("<b>Hello world!</b>"); }); $("#btn3").click(function(){ $("#test3").val("Mary"); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <p id="test1">This is a paragraph.</p> <p id="test2">This is another paragraph.</p> <p>Input field: <input type="text" id="test3" value="Mickey Mouse"></p> <button id="btn1">Set Text</button> <button id="btn2">Set HTML</button> <button id="btn3">Set Value</button> </body> </html>