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Set outer Text (Firefox does not support the innerText property )
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< html>
<head>
<title>OuterText Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function useOuterText() {
var oDiv = document.getElementById("div1");
oDiv.outerText = "This is some new text not inside a DIV.";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="div1">This is my original DIV</div>
<input type="button" value="Use OuterText" onclick="useOuterText()" />
</body>
</html>
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