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rated 0 times [ 141] [ 3] / answers: 1 / hits: 48687 / 12 Years ago, mon, october 22, 2012, 12:00:00

I am trying to change john to mike. I have no idea why its not working.

<span id=user>John</span>

I am trying this but not working i have no clue why not working.

function set() {

    document['getElementById']('user')['value'] = Owner; 

    // owner value is mike

}

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answered 12 Years ago madalynn · Accepted Answer

If you want to change the id, use

 document['getElementById']('user').id = 'mike';

or, more classically,

 document.getElementById('user').id = 'mike';

If you want to replace John (that is not the ID but the content of the span), do

 document.getElementById('user').innerHTML = 'mike';