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setting document.body.outerText WITHIN onload?

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Rex868

Rex868

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Dec 19, 2007
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Hi All - JavaScript newbie here. Any idea why the following always shows "aaa" in the web page AND the 2nd alert does not occur?
<html>
<head>
</head>

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
function myTest() {
alert (document.body.outerText);
document.body.outerText = "bbb";
alert (document.body.outerText);
}
</script>

<body onload="myTest()";>
aaa
</body>
</html>
 
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Try innerText, outerText replaces the whole element so it's throwing an error.

Cheers,
Dian
 
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Very good, Dian. That (almost) solved my problem. That did indeed allow me to update the text found within the Body tag - and that is great - so thanks! However, I'm now experiencing another issue. Basically, I've trying to READ what's in the Body area - and then manipulate it - and then write the revised version back out. The PROBLEM I'm now having is that some of what I'm reading is data found in within a Form area, and apparently when this occurs, the Form labels are there but NOT the (pre-filled) DATA. Do you or anyone know how I might be able to (pause or whatever?) to get the data also? Thanks,
Rex
 
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The inner* properties returns the page as it's served, not he content you put there afterwards.

Cheers,
Dian
 
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Hi Dian - I see your point. Actually I now realize I was incorrect. It turns out that the DATA is indeed there, but is found as an attribute of an INPUT tag. So innerText worked fine - What I need is innerHTML - so my problem is solved and thanks very much, Dian!
Rex
 
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