Javascript - Can't replace "<" word in string

Question

I was doing some javascript while I noticed i can't replace a "<" word inside an html tag such as

<label id="label" > <eraseme> </label>
document.getElementById('label').innerHTML = document.getElementById('label').innerHTML.replace("<eraseme>", "Replaced");

JSFiddle

Any solution ?

Usually the browser escapes < in invalid HTML automatically. Have you tried <? — Zeta
– Zeta, Commented Aug 13, 2014 at 16:50
the trick the browser pulled was convincing you the < never existed — Prasanth
– Prasanth, Commented Aug 13, 2014 at 16:51
Your mistake was to assume what .innerHTML contains, instead of actually looking at what it contains. Use console.log( document.getElementById('label').innerHTML);. — Tomalak
– Tomalak, Commented Aug 13, 2014 at 16:52

lhoworko · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-13 16:52:27Z

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I was able to get it working by using the following in the replace function.

document.getElementById('label').innerHTML = document.getElementById('label').innerHTML.replace("&lt;", "Replaced");

answered Aug 13, 2014 at 16:52

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Bazinga777 · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-13 16:52:19Z

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Replace < with an html number

http://jsbin.com/vehimu/1/edit

answered Aug 13, 2014 at 16:52

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Martijn Over a year ago

html entity, there is no such thing a html number :)

Bazinga777 Over a year ago

sorry i meant an html name ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm ccording to this website

Unihedron · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-13 16:53:31Z

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Use HTML characters "<".

edited Aug 13, 2014 at 16:53

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answered Aug 13, 2014 at 16:51

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Artjom B. Over a year ago

That's called entity and you will also need >.

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