jQuery: return string as html

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I have a "Label" control on my form which is being populated via jquery. My problem however, is I need to return my string with html tags, but my label doesn't seem to recognize html. Here's my control:

<label id="comment"></label>

And here's how I'm working with it in javascript:

var comment;
comment = $("#comment");
comment.text("<b>Please scan an <br/>item!</b>");

In the above code, the html in my string is ignored. Is there any way I can get my form to recognize the returned html tags?

Thanks

Denys Séguret · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-13 14:29:25Z

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Use the html function :

comment.html("<b>Please scan an <br/>item!</b>");

answered Sep 13, 2012 at 14:29

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Dave Rager Over a year ago

Specifically, the text function deliberately escapes the string so it renders correctly in html. As a result, things like get converted to

Tschallacka · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-13 14:29:36Z

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try comment.html("Please scan an item!");

You could also use document.getElementById("comment").innerHTML = "Please scan an item!";

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Robert Wilson · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-13 14:30:24Z

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comment.html("<b>Please scan an <br/>item!</b>");

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Ashwin Over a year ago

It's the same problem as the question!

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