When the method showStatus is invoked it will change the content of the span. Example: function showStatus(message) { var element = document.getElementById("mystatus"); element.textContent = message; //for Firefox element.innerHTML = message; //for IE (why can't we all just get along?) return true; } <span id="mystatus">Test. </span>
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How to write messages to the screen without using "document.write()"?
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Amit Singh
18-Mar-2011Example:
function showStatus(message) {
var element = document.getElementById("mystatus");
element.textContent = message; //for Firefox
element.innerHTML = message; //for IE (why can't we all just get along?)
return true;
}
<span id="mystatus">Test. </span>