Wednesday, 15 June 2016

How to toggle text inside and element on click using jQuery

You can use the jQuery click() method in combination with the text() method to replace or toggle the text inside an element such as a link (i.e. an anchor <a>), <div> or <button>element dynamically using the jQuery.

HTML


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>jQuery Toggle Text inside Elements</title>
<style type="text/css">
    button {
        padding: 5px 10px;
        font-size: 14px;
    }
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function(){
        $("button").click(function(){
            $(this).text($(this).text() == 'Order by Alphabet' ? 'Order by Category' : 'Order by Alphabet');
        });
    });
</script>
</head>
<body>
    <button type="button">Order by Alphabet</button>
    <p><strong>Note:</strong> Click on the button to swap the text.</p>
</body>
</html>                                

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