[dracula]

say i have HTML stored in a string called "contents" and i want to put it in a div with the id "container"

contents = '<input type="text" name="input" />';
document.getElementById('container').innerHTML = contents;

ive always set the value of an input after its displayed, because i can easily identify it... but this creates a little lag (the text flashes)... so i was wondering if there is a way to set the input's value before displaying it (while its still a string)

thanks,
dracula

[dracula]

And another unrelated inquiry,

I'd like to append text directly after an element... is there any way of doing this without containing it somehow?

[ranbla]

Originally Posted by dracula

say i have HTML stored in a string called "contents" and i want to put it in a div with the id "container"

contents = '<input type="text" name="input" />';
document.getElementById('container').innerHTML = contents;

ive always set the value of an input after its displayed, because i can easily identify it... but this creates a little lag (the text flashes)... so i was wondering if there is a way to set the input's value before displaying it (while its still a string)

thanks,
dracula

Use the value parameter of the input tag to set the value.