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Change Text Inside an Element Using jQuery

Change Text Inside an Element Using jQuery

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Solutions

Solution 1 (Click to Show/Hide)

<script>
  $(document).ready(function() {
    $("#target1").css('color', 'red');
    $("#target4").html('<em>#target4</em>');
  });
</script>

<div class="container-fluid">
  <h3 class="text-primary text-center">jQuery Playground</h3>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-xs-6">
      <h4>#left-well</h4>
      <div class="well" id="left-well">
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target1">#target1</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target2">#target2</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target3">#target3</button>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="col-xs-6">
      <h4>#right-well</h4>
      <div class="well" id="right-well">
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target4">#target4</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target5">#target5</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target6">#target6</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Relevant Links

jQuery API Documentation

freeCodeCamp Guide