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Re: changing the value of a text box with .js

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JJ wrote:

> On Sun, 5 Sep 2021 22:44:44 -0000 (UTC), Jon Ribbens wrote:
>> On 2021-09-05, bill <william@TechServSys.com> wrote:
>>> I know how to change the value of a span or div using:
>>> onClick= document.getElementById("searchkey").value = "type min 3
>>> letters";

“span” or “div” elements do not have a built-in “value” property.

>>> but that does not work for an input type=text element.

*That* should work, though, as the corresponding object *does* have a built-
in value property.

>>> What is the proper way to do that?
>> 
>> Did you mean that the other way around? If so you might want the
>> 'textContent' property.
>  
> And make sure correct quoting is used. Use HTML entity and escape sequence
> if necessary.
> 
> Cause, the provided sample code will never work, regardless of what HTML
> tag/element it is on.

By contrast to the “innerHTML” property, the “textContent” property does not 
require any escaping beyond the one required for a syntactically correct 
ECMAScript program; indeed, if you HTML-escape the value assigned to it, the 
escape sequences will be displayed verbatim.

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changing the value of a text box with .js bill <william@TechServSys.com> - 2021-09-05 14:17 -0400
  Re: changing the value of a text box with .js Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.eu> - 2021-09-05 22:44 +0000
    Re: changing the value of a text box with .js JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> - 2021-09-06 14:39 +0700
      Re: changing the value of a text box with .js Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2021-09-17 00:46 +0200
  Re: changing the value of a text box with .js Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2021-09-06 15:09 +0200

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