Executing [removed] elements inserted with [removed]

Question

I\'ve got a script that inserts some content into an element using innerHTML.

The content could for example be:

Answer 1

Try this, it works for me on Chrome, Safari & Firefox:

var script = document.createElement('script');
script.innerHTML = 'console.log("hi")';
document.body.appendChild(script); 
--> logs "hi"

One thing to note though, is that the following div-nested script will NOT run:

var script = document.createElement('div');
script.innerHTML = '';
document.body.appendChild(script);
--> doesn't log anything

For a script to run it has to be created as a node then appended as a child. You can even append a script inside a previously injected div & it will run (I've run into this before when trying to get ad server code to work):

var div = document.createElement('div');
div.id = 'test-id';
document.body.appendChild(div);
var script = document.createElement('script');
script.innerHTML = 'console.log("hi")';
document.getElementById('test-id').appendChild(script);
--> logs "hi"