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What are alternatives to document.write?

Asked 2010-12-27T10:13:05.420
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In tutorials I've learnt to use document.write. Now I understand that by many this is frowned upon. I've tried print(), but then it literally sends it to the printer.

So what are alternatives I should use, and why shouldn't I use document.write? Both w3schools and MDN use document.write.

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Try to use getElementById() or getElementsByName() to access a specific element and then to use innerHTML property:

<html>
    <body>
        <div id="myDiv1"></div>
        <div id="myDiv2"></div>
    </body>

    <script type="text/javascript">
        var myDiv1 = document.getElementById("myDiv1");
        var myDiv2 = document.getElementById("myDiv2");

        myDiv1.innerHTML = "<b>Content of 1st DIV</b>";
        myDiv2.innerHTML = "<i>Content of second DIV element</i>";
    </script>
</html>
answered 2010-12-27T10:16:58.917

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