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beginner

Reputation: 673

Javascript:unable to get element by id

i have a java-script code which print the post to fb wall link and call a PostToWall Javascript function on click, in this function i am trying to read data under span by its id. But unfortunately its not returning the span data .Please help me to solve my problem.

First: this code prints on my html page after a certain JS function is called $('#content').html('<h1>You\'re done</h1><br/><a href="#" onclick="return postToWall();"> Share your score in FACEBOOK</a>\n

Second: Users click on the "Share your ...FB" then it calls this function:

function postToWall() {
  var msg = document.getElementById("timespent"); alert(msg);
  ------ 
 }

It is callin func but its not showing the data under under span id=timespent

where <span id="timespent" style="zoom: 80%" class="timeisplay">4732</span>

Upvotes: 1

Views: 92

Answers (2)

Carlos Novo
Carlos Novo

Reputation: 149

Simple. Try in jQuery.

alert($('#timespent').text());

Upvotes: 0

Adil
Adil

Reputation: 148110

You have put the timespent span object in alert instead of its html. You need to using innerHTML to show the html with span

alert(msg.innerHTML);

Upvotes: 1

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