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How to change text of paragraph using JavaScript?

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Problem Statement

given a paragraph element, change the text content of the paragraph element using JavaScript

Solution

to set or change the text of a paragraph element using JavaScript, we can use Element.innerText property. get the paragraph element and set its innerText property with the required text

paragraphElement.innerText = 'hello world';

Program

when user clicks on the button, we get the paragraph with the id message, and set its text using innerText property

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>JavaScript Tutorial</h1>
<button id="myBtn">Click me</button>
<p id="message">This is a paragraph.</p>

<script>
document.getElementById("myBtn").addEventListener("click", function() {
  const myPara = document.getElementById("message");
  //set the text in paragraph element
  myPara.innerText = "This is a coded message.";
});
</script>

</body>
</html>

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