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		aaronblohowiak on Aug 26, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Vanilla JS, fast, lightweight, cross-platform fram... innerHTML is an easy one, try setting an attribute -- you have to create a new attribute node, set its value and then add that to the element..

masklinn on Aug 26, 2012 | [–]

> you have to create a new attribute node, set its value and then add that to the element..

Erm... no you don't: http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Core/core.html#ID-F68F082

gildas on Aug 26, 2012 | | [–]

You should set the node property instead (e.g. standard textContent or innerText). It will work everywhere.

mibbitier on Aug 26, 2012 | [–]

setAttribute()?

aaronblohowiak on Aug 26, 2012 | [–]

IE8 =(

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