HTML DOM Script text Property

# Script text Property

Script Object

## Example

Get the contents of the <script> element:

var x = document.getElementById("myScript").text

The result of x will be:

document.write("Hello World!");
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## Definition and Usage

The text property sets or returns the contents of the <script> element.

## Browser Support

The text property is supported in all major browsers.

## Syntax

Return the text property:

scriptObject.text

Set the text property:

scriptObject.text=contents

## Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
contents | Specifies the contents of the script

## Technical Details

Return Value: | A String, representing the contents of the script. Returns all the text nodes that are children of the <script> element in tree order (other nodes, like comments or elements will be ignored).

## More Examples

## Example

Another example of how to get the contents of the <script> element:

var x = document.getElementById("myScript").text

The result of x will be:

var fruits = ["Banana", "Orange", "Apple", "Mango"]; function fruitFunction() { fruits.pop(); var x = document.getElementById("fruitdemo"); x.innerHTML=fruits; }
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Script Object

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