ElementWrapper.text()

Definition

text(): string | undefined;
text(content: string): this;

Description

Used for either getting or setting the innerText of the elements.

Examples

Getting the text

<div>
  <p>Hello, world!</p>
</div>
<div>
  Another div
</div>

$('div').text(); // Returns the text of the first element. "Hello, world!"

Setting the text

<div>
  <p>Hello, world!</p>
</div>
<div>
  Another div
</div>

$('div').html('Goodbye, world!');

The HTML will be updated to:

<div>Goodbye, world!</div>
<div>Goodbye, world!</div>