How to refresh a span or div

PHP
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simple question but i cant find an answer for this… how can i refresh a content of a div or span?

thanks for the help!

2

more detail.

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<div id = “mydiv”>
some content here
</div>

<a href=“javascript:void(0)” onclick=“refreshdiv()”>click me</a>

i wanna refresh the content of “mydiv”

4

There is a javascript forum for javascript questions.


function refreshdiv() {
    document.getElementById('mydiv').innerHTML = 'http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=15';
}
5

Refresh it with what? Content from a database? An image?

More details, please.

6

using e.g. jquery


<div id="mydiv"></div>
<a id="refresh">click</a>

<script>
$(function() {
  $("#refresh").click(function() {
     $("#mydiv").load("http://blah.com/page.php")
  })
})
</script>
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