Div.appendChild or innerHTML += ?

Jim

So when adding content to a DIV, what's the difference in using appendChild vs. innerHTML += "string"?

Is one more correct than the other?

thomthom

.innerHTML predates .appendChild.

.innerHTML is not standard (but supported by most browsers anyway)
.appendChild is part of the W3C DOM standard.

thomthom

I think .innerHTML is proposed for the HTML5 specs though.

MartinRinehart

See Chapter 20, when I finish it, for a thorough answer. Quick answer:

Depends on content. Just text? innerHTML is far easier. Want to add a table? innerHTML is the hard way.

thomthom

@martinrinehart said:

See Chapter 20, when I finish it, for a thorough answer. Quick answer:

Depends on content. Just text? innerHTML is far easier. Want to add a table? innerHTML is the hard way.

Isn't there also innerText for adding just pure text? Though - this might be IE only...