<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function textModify()
{
var obj = document.getElementById("p");
alert(obj.innerHTML);
obj.innerHTML= "google coding";
}
function textModify2()
{
var obj = document.getElementById("p2");
alert(obj.innerText);
obj.innerText= "knowledge";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<input type="button" value="btn" onClick="textModify()">
<input type="button" value="btn2" onClick="textModify2()">
</form>
<p id="p">life</p>
<p id="p2">mastery of knowledge</p>
</body>
</html>