document.getElementById("sometext").firstChild.data should do the biz.
Richard --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, "gnylarichard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can get attribute values from the following, but how do i get the > value of the text Richard? > > <text id="sometext" x="5.048" y="5.498" class="Brush7" > font-family="Arial" font-size="5.6" > dominant-baseline="hanging">Richard</text> > > Richard > ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/