how to get the Label text using javascript or jquery

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i have one label and one span.the span is placed inside the label.I want to get only the label text.. how to get the text..

<label>labeltext spantext</label>

Posted 8-Feb-12 20:04pm

kpkaran88

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 9-Feb-12 2:23am

What part of the Web has banned you? Google? Bing?... :-)
--SA

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Solution 4

var amount = document.getElementById("<%=lblAmount.ClientID %>").innerHTML;

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-08T20:16:00

Solution 1

Use the jQuery method .text(), see http://api.jquery.com/text/[^].

JavaScript

labelText = $("#myLabel").text()

were the label or any other element is selected by its attribute id:

XML

<label id="myLabel" for="male">Male</label>

—SA

Posted 8-Feb-12 20:16pm

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Updated 8-Feb-12 20:18pm

v3

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Abhinav S 9-Feb-12 2:21am

My 5.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 9-Feb-12 2:22am

Thank you, Abhinav.
--SA

thatraja 9-Feb-12 2:40am

5!

Espen Harlinn 9-Feb-12 8:44am

5'ed!

thatraja · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-08T20:17:00

Solution 2

HTML

<label id="Label1">labeltext spantext</label>

XML

<script>
  var lbltext = document.getElementById('Label1').innerHTML;
</script>

Posted 8-Feb-12 20:17pm

thatraja

Updated 8-Feb-12 20:39pm

v2

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Abhinav S 9-Feb-12 2:20am

My 5. However is this not for setting a label value rather than getting the value?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 9-Feb-12 2:22am

Right, but with little fantasy it could be modified to read :-)
Using jQuery is more elegant, please see my answer. :-)
--SA

Abhinav S 9-Feb-12 2:27am

Yes. Not much of a change while reading. ;)
Yes I did see your answer. It an elegant solution.

thatraja 9-Feb-12 2:39am

Updated

Abhinav S 9-Feb-12 2:49am

Cool.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 9-Feb-12 2:21am

Good enough, a 5, but jQuery is more elegant -- please see my answer.
--SA

Espen Harlinn 9-Feb-12 8:44am

5'ed!

Abhinav S · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-08T20:20:00

Solution 3

Try document.getElementsByTagName('label')[0].firstChild.data.

Posted 8-Feb-12 20:20pm

Abhinav S

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 9-Feb-12 2:25am

It can read! A 5.
--SA

Abhinav S 9-Feb-12 2:28am

Thank you SA.

thatraja 9-Feb-12 2:40am

5!

Abhinav S 9-Feb-12 2:48am

Thanks thatraja.

[no name] 9-Feb-12 3:20am

thank you Abinav
using ur code i done that work..

Espen Harlinn 9-Feb-12 8:37am

5'ed!