Set content of HTML <span> with Javascript

Question

In a webpage I am calling a WebService that gives me an integer value. I need to display this value in a block of text. I am currently using an HTML <span>.

So far, I've found two methods of putting my value in a span. innerText() is an IE proprietary way of doing it and innerHTML() is a non-standards compliant way, although widely supported.

What is the correct standards compliant way of setting the text between <span> and </span> from Javascript?

Answer 1

With modern browsers, you can set the textContent property, see Node.textContent:

var span = document.getElementById("myspan"); span.textContent = "some text";