Javascript DOM How to - Get element by ID and his inside value

Question

We would like to know how to get element by ID and his inside value.

Answer


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
  <div id="AFG">HELLO</div>
  <script type='text/javascript'>
function getquerystring(what) {<!-- ww w.  j a v a  2s.  com-->
    var qstr = document.getElementById(what).innerHTML;
    return qstr;
}
console.log(getquerystring('AFG'));

</script>
</body>
</html>

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