How to use div class text in javascript?

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As of now I am able to retrive the alt text from an image but I am also trying to retrive the text from a div class to display depending on the image. This is the script I am using to retrive the alt text

      var title = $i.attr( 'alt' );
        $('#title').text( title );

Now how do I replace the .attr is it .div? I am new to javascript. Any help would be appreciated.

I dunno what jQuery calls it, but you'd ask for the div's innerText or innerHTML. — enhzflep
– enhzflep, Commented Nov 12, 2012 at 1:53

Bankzilla · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-12 03:56:32Z

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There's a few ways you can do it, it depends on wether you want all the styles inside the div as well.

<div id="subject"><span>Hello</span> world!</div>

var text = $('#subject').text(); //Will return only the text with #subject
var html = $('#subject').html(); //Will return all tags. eg <span></span>

Fiddle demonstrating it working

Documentation on .text()

Documentation on .html()

answered Nov 12, 2012 at 3:56

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jdrm · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-12 01:58:00Z

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If what you are looking is to be able to get and set the class of a div:

Get the class from your div:

var myClass = $('#title').attr('class');

Set the class (assuming you only want to have one class for the div)

$('#title').attr("class","someClassYouWantToSet");

answered Nov 12, 2012 at 1:58

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Bankzilla Over a year ago

She's wanting to get the text within a div.

jdrm Over a year ago

"How to use div class text in javascript?" confusing question :P

cube · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-12 02:02:06Z

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You can use innerHTML this way:

var myTextDiv = document.getElementById('divID');
console.log(myTextDiv.innerHTML)

Or using jQuery:

console.log( $('divID').innerHTML )

See it live: http://jsfiddle.net/scMXx/3/

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answered Nov 12, 2012 at 1:54

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