To get the Hyperlink Control text in Javascript?

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Andy - 25 Jun 2007 21:28 GMT

Hi,
Two very related questions.

a) On clicking a hyperlink control I need to be able to GET the text of the
control. How can I do this?
b) How can I then SET the text of the hyperlink control to something else?

This can;t be hard but is so far eluding me (new to JS - managed to get by
without it for years!)

Many thanks!
Spud

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bruce barker - 25 Jun 2007 21:55 GMT

the hyperlink is an anchor.

var hl = document.getElementById('<%=myHyperlink.ClientID%>');
var oldText = hl.innerHTML;
hl.innerHTML = '<b>new text</b>';

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

> Hi,
> Two very related questions.
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> Many thanks!
> Spud

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Andy - 25 Jun 2007 22:27 GMT

Many thanks Bruce,
Between your post and
http://www.w3schools.com/js/tryit.asp?filename=try_dom_anchor_href I'm sure I
can get there.

> the hyperlink is an anchor.
>
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> > Many thanks!
> > Spud

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