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[dmjpro]

Here is my code ...

<td onclick="alert(this.innerHTML);">Debasis &amp; Jana</td>
 

When it alerts then it prints Debasis & Jana, if my innerHTML is Debasis & Jana then it still prints the same.
Please Help!

[acoder]

Use textContent for standards-compliance (Firefox/Opera) and innerText for IE.

An alternative is to use firstChild.data or firstChild.nodeValue.

[vee10]

Thanks for the solution

[acoder]

No problem. Were you looking for the same solution or are you dmjpro in disguise? :p

[vee10]

Hi
In my project i faced the same situation not only for & then i don't know this soln so i have written my own code for displaying & so by seeing this soln now i understood that i have to dig more in to the concepts

No problem. Were you looking for the same solution or are you dmjpro in disguise? :p

[dmjpro]

Use textContent for standards-compliance (Firefox/Opera) and innerText for IE.

An alternative is to use firstChild.data or firstChild.nodeValue.

Thanks Acoder :-)
Actually i got a problem that's why i could not come :-(
Now, what i tried that ....

this.innerHTML.replace('&','&')

Still it prints the same. Is not the property innerHTML is String?
The same thing tried with a string...expected result coming :-)

alert('&'.replace('&','&')) //it prints &

Why? Could you explain Acoder?

lol ............. :-)
Actually I wrote Apersandamp; but it comes as & only ..you know what i mean?

[acoder]

innerHTML will display HTML, not just text. In your <td>, put a <span> element and see the output.