Setting innerHTML vs. setting value with Javascript

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Setting the value is normally used for input/form elements. innerHTML is normally used for div, span, td and similar elements.

Here is a link showing the use of ID.value:
http://www.javascript-coder.com/javascript-form/javascript-form-value.phtml

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