Get the text displayed on a button:
var x = document.getElementById("myBtn").value;
Click the input button to display the value of its value attribute.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <input type="button" onclick="myFunction()" id="myBtn" value="Test"> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {/*from ww w. jav a 2 s .co m*/ var x = document.getElementById("myBtn").value; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x; } </script> </body> </html>