How to bind text in a button with an icon using Knockout?

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Aryan Kumar · Answer

To bind text in a button with an icon using Knockout, you can use the html binding to bind the button's content to an HTML string that includes both the text and the icon. Here's an example code snippet:

<button data-bind="html: '<i class=\'fas fa-plus\'></i> Add Item'"></button>

In this example, we use the html binding to bind the button's content to an HTML string that includes an icon and the text "Add Item". We use the class attribute to set the icon to the "fas fa-plus" icon from the Font Awesome icon library.

You can replace the fas fa-plus icon with any other icon class that you want to use. You can also use other HTML elements, such as span, div, or p, to wrap the icon and text if you want to apply additional styling or formatting.

Note that using the html binding can be potentially risky if you are binding user-generated content, as it can leave your application vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Make sure to sanitize any user-generated content before using it in an html binding.

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