How can I change an element's text without changing its child elements?

Question

I\'d like to update element\'s text dynamically:

   **text to change**
   
       text t         


        
      

Answer 1

Here is yet another method : http://jsfiddle.net/qYUBp/7/

HTML

   **text to change**
   

       text that should not change
   
   

       text that should not change
   

JQUERY

var tmp=$("#header>div").html();
$("#header").text("its thursday").append(tmp);