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How to delete the contents of a paragraph with javascript

rated 0 times [ 129] [ 1] / answers: 1 / hits: 19957 / 11 Years ago, sat, january 4, 2014, 12:00:00

I have a paragraph that I'd like to delete the contents of.

document.getElementById(id).innerHTML = ;

doesn't seem to be working. Does anyone have a better solution?

Here's an example

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

<script>

document.getElementById(p).innerHTML = ;

</script>

</head>

<body>

<p id=p>

words

</p>

</body>

</html>

but the words in the paragraph are not removed. Thanks in advance to anyone that can help.

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answered 11 Years ago alli · Accepted Answer

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

<!-- here the p tag doesn't exist yet -->

<script>

document.getElementById(p).innerHTML = ;

</script>

</head>

<body>

<p id=p>

words

</p>



<!-- however here it does exist -->

</body>

</html>

how to fix it ?

// only use this if you can't move your javascript at the bottom

window.onload = function() {

    document.getElementById(p).innerHTML = ;

}

or move your javascript at the end of the page (this is the preferred one as javascript should always be loaded at the end of the page)

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

<!-- here the p tag doesn't exist yet -->



</head>

<body>

<p id=p>

words

</p>



<!-- however here it does exist -->

<script>

document.getElementById(p).innerHTML = ;

</script>

</body>

</html>