HTML DOM nodeValue Property

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Example

Return the node value of the first <button> element in the document:

document.getElementsByTagName("BUTTON")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;

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More examples below.

Description

The nodeValue property sets or returns the value of a node.

If the node is an element node, the nodeValue property will return null.

Note: If you want to return the text of an element, remember that text is always inside a Text node, and you will have to return the Text node's node value (element.childNodes[0].nodeValue).

For other node types, the nodeValue property will return different values for different node types.

Alternatives

The textContent Property

The innerText Property

The innerHTML Property

Syntax

Return the node value:

node.nodeValue

Set the node value:

node.nodeValue = value

Property

Pryperty	Description
value	The node value.

Return Value

Type	Description
String	The node value. `null` for element and document nodes. The attribute value for attribute nodes. The text content for text nodes. The text content for comment nodes.

More Examples

Get the node name, value and type of "myDIV"s first child:

const x = document.getElementById("myDIV").firstChild;
let text = "";
text += "Name: " + x.nodeName + "<br>";
text += "Value: " + x.nodeValue + "<br>";
text += "Type: " + x.nodeType;