How do I get a CR/LF when setting textContent?

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How do I get a CR/LF when setting textContent? I've tried a couple things (below) but these do not work. The \r\n has no effect, the <br /> is displayed literally.

document.getElementById("lbResult").textContent = "\r\nmyID"
document.getElementById("lbResult").textContent = "<br />myID"

See [this question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9330671/add-linebreak-to-textcontent-or-innertext-only-in-chrome) — James G., Sep 18 '14 at 15:54
@JamesG. `innerText` is not a standard property, it's one of Microsoft's own making which most other browsers recognise even though it's not part of the spec. The problem is that Firefox doesn't recognise it — Joe, Sep 18 '14 at 15:57
@Joe Yeah, I was just linking a similar question that explored the problem. — James G., Sep 18 '14 at 15:59

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 18 '14 at 15:51

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You can't, as far as I know. You can do it with innerHTML though:

document.getElementById("lbResult").innerHTML = "<br />myID";

answered Sep 18 '14 at 15:51

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How do I get a CR/LF when setting textContent?

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