Script text attribute

HTML DOM Script Object

Definition and usage

text Attribute settings or return <script> element Content.

See also:

HTML Reference Manual:HTML <script> Tag

Example

Example 1

Get the content of the <script> element:

var x = document.getElementById("myScript").text

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Example 2

Another example of how to get the content of a <script> element:

var x = document.getElementById("myScript").text

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Syntax

Return the text attribute:

scriptObject.text

Set text attribute:

scriptObject.text = contents

Attribute Value

Value Description
contents Specifies the content of the script.

Technical Details

Return value:

A string value representing the content of the script.

Returns all text nodes that are children of the <script> element in tree order (other nodes, such as comments or elements, will be ignored).

Browser Support

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HTML DOM Script Object