JavaScript element.outerHTML Property
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JavaScript element.outerHTML Property
The element.outerHTML property gets the outer HTML (including the opening and closing tags) of an element.
It can also be set to replace the element with nodes parsed from the given string.
Example
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>Click on the to display the outerHTML of the div.</p>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button>
<p id="point"></p>
<script>
var x = document.getElementById("point");
var elem = document.getElementsByTagName("p")[0];
function myFunction(){
x.innerText = elem.outerHTML;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Syntax
element.outerHTML
Return Values
| Value | Explanation |
|---|---|
| String | Returns a DOMString containing an HTML serialization of the element and its descendants. |
innerHTML vs outerHTML
Example
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>Difference between innerHTML vs outerHTML</p>
<button onclick="myInnerHTML()">innerHTML</button>
<button onclick="myOuterHTML()">outerHTML</button>
<p id="point"></p>
<script>
var x = document.getElementById("point");
var elem = document.getElementsByTagName("p")[0];
function myInnerHTML(){
x.innerText = elem.innerHTML;
}
function myOuterHTML(){
x.innerText = elem.outerHTML;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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