Replace text in node (v2)

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Preparation HTML

<div id="something">old text</div>

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innerHTML
document.getElementById("something").innerHTML = "new text";
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DOM traversing
var element = document.getElementById('something');

// removing everything inside the node
while (element.firstChild) {
    element.removeChild(element.firstChild);
}

// appending new text node
element.appendChild(document.createTextNode('new text'));
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DOM traversing backwards
var element = document.getElementById('something');

// removing everything inside the node
while (element.lastChild) {
    element.removeChild(element.lastChild);
}

// appending new text node
element.appendChild(document.createTextNode('new text'));
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