display text dynamicly

[lily zou]

In an input field's onChange event, I want to display some text besides this input field. The contents of the text will vary based on the input field's value.
I tried <i id="message"></i> in html and then in javascript function, I used document.getElementById("message").value = whatever to set its text. But "whatever" never showed up.
Could anyone kindly tell me if there is a way to do it ?
Tons of thanks in advance.
Lily

[Eric Pascarello]

what you need to use is innerHTML not value
look at this link for more information
http://www10.brinkster.com/A1ien51/basics/innerhtmlcompat.htm

[lily zou]

Thanks, Eric, I solved the problem by using innerHTML.
Best Regards,
Lily