Insert line break into string

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I know this a repeat question, but I tried a lot of things and none of them worked. Essentially, I have:

var med = word.replace("!", '<br />');            
(div.get(0)).textContent = med;

Side note: the div has a <p> inside of it and that is what I am changing. Thank you for any advice in advance!

PavKR · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-05 04:01:08Z

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I can't see the whole of your code so I'm not sure what your HTML looks like. Try this code:

var str = jQuery('p').html();
str = str.replace('!', '<br />');
jQuery('p').html(str);

You could simplify the code but this is basically just to show you how it works.

answered Nov 5, 2016 at 4:01

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Anshul Sanghi · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-05 03:52:48Z

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You have to insert the content as html rather than as text. Do it like this:

var med = word.replace("!", '<br />');            
(div.get(0)).innerHtml = med;

answered Nov 5, 2016 at 3:52

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