jQuery html() Method
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27 Oct, 2022
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The html() Method in jQuery is used to set or return the innerHTML content of the selected element.
Syntax:
- It returns the content of the first matched element.
$(selector).html()
- It sets the content of the matched element.
$(selector).html(content)
- It sets the content using a function.
$(selector).html(function(index, currentcontent))
Parameters: This method accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below:
- content: It is a mandatory parameter that specifies the new content for the selected elements.
- function(index, currentcontent): It is an optional parameter that specifies a function that returns the new content for the selected element.
- index: It is used to return the index position of the element in the set.
- currentcontent: It is used to return the current HTML content of the selected element.
Example 1: This example sets the content to the element.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
jQuery html() Method
</title>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
</head>
<body style="text-align:center;">
<h1 style="color:green;">
GeeksForGeeks
</h1>
<h2>
Fade-in effect<br>
jQuery | html() Method
</h2>
<button>Click</button>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("button").click(function () {
$("h2").html("Hello <b>GEEKS!</b>");
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 2: This example returns the first match of the element.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
jQuery html() Method
</title>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
</head>
<body style="text-align:center;">
<h1 style="color:green;">
GeeksForGeeks
</h1>
<h2>
jQuery | html() Method
</h2>
<button>Click</button>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("button").click(function () {
alert($("h2").html());
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 3: This example set the content using function.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
jQuery html() Method
</title>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
</head>
<body style = "text-align:center;">
<h1 style = "color:green;" >
GeeksForGeeks
</h1>
<h2>
jQuery | html() Method
</h2>
<button>Click</button>
<!-- Script to set the content -->
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("button").click(function() {
$("h2").html(function(n) {
return "jQuery | html() Method"
+ " has index: " + n;
});
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output:
