Is there a php echo/print equivalent in javascript

Question

Say I want to print html from inside a script tag.

A source like this

foo


        

Answer 1

$('element').html('<h1>TEXT TO INSERT</h1>');

or

$('element').text('TEXT TO INSERT');

Answer 2

From w3school's page on JavaScript output,

JavaScript can "display" data in different ways:

Writing into an alert box, using window.alert().

Writing into the HTML output using document.write().

Writing into an HTML element, using innerHTML.

Writing into the browser console, using console.log().

Answer 3

You can use document.write, however it's not a good practice, it may clear the entire page depends on when it's being executed.

You should use Element.innerHtml like this:

<div>foo</div>
<span id="insertHere"></span>
<div>bar</div>

<script>
document.getElementById('insertHere').innerHTML = '<div>Print this after the script tag</div>';
</script>

Answer 4

l('output text example')

after once defining

l=console.log

seems fine to me for a quick hacksy JS debugging in the browser console.

_{Based on @Lil' Bits’s answer – thanks!}