text is similar to html(), but escapes HTML (replace "<" and ">" with their HTML entities).

 


<html>
  <head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(){

            $("p").text("<b>Some</b> new text.");
        });
    </script>
    <style>
      .selected { color:red; }
      .highlight { background:yellow; }
    </style>    
  </head>
  <body>
    <body>
      <p class="selected highlight">Hello first</p>
      <p class="">Hello</p>
    </body>
</html>

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text is similar to html(), but escapes HTML (replace "<" and ">" with their HTML entities). : text « jQuery « JavaScript DHTML

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