How do I change the text of a span element using JavaScript?

Question

If I have a span, say:

 hereismytext 

How do I use JavaScript to change "hereism

Answer 1

You may also use the querySelector() method, assuming the 'myspan' id is unique as the method returns the first element with the specified selector:

document.querySelector('#myspan').textContent = 'newtext';

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