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How to get current html page title with javascript

I'm trying to get the plain html page title with javascript.

I use firefox and with 

document.title

I get extra "- Mozilla Firefox" to the end of the title. I know it would be easy to get rid of this by modifying string but if they change text, use different format etc or some other browser modifies this differently I have extra text there again.

So, is there any cross browser way to get the plain tag content with javascript? Jquery solution is ok.

Solution

  • One option from DOM directly: 

    $(document).find("title").text();

    Tested only on chrome & IE9, but logically should work on all browsers.

    Or more generic

    var title = document.getElementsByTagName("title")[0].innerHTML;