DOM/[removed] get text after tag

Question

How do I get the text \"there\" that comes after a tag in an html document:

hellothere

I see that the

Answer 1

use this .. http://jsfiddle.net/2Dxy4/

This is your HTML --

   hello
   there
​

In your JS

alert(document.getElementById("there").lastChild.textContent)​

or

alert(document.getElementById("there").childNodes[1].textContent)​