getElementsByClassName vs innerHTML (v2)

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Preparation HTML

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/prototype/1/prototype.js"></script>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/mootools/1.3/mootools-yui-compressed.js"></script>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/yui/2.9.0/build/yuiloader/yuiloader-min.js"></script>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/dojo/1/dojo/dojo.xd.js"></script>
<div id="p"><span class="a">a</span><span class="b">b</span></div>
<script>
var elem = document.getElementById('p');
</script>

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getElementsByClassName
elem.getElementsByClassName('a')[0].innerText = 'a text';
elem.getElementsByClassName('b')[0].innerText = 'b text';
ready
innerHTML
elem.innerHTML = '<span class="a">a text</span><span class="b">b text</span>';
ready

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