diff --git a/src/htmlparser/ElementNode.lua b/src/htmlparser/ElementNode.lua
index 106eb5c..381fb90 100644
--- a/src/htmlparser/ElementNode.lua
+++ b/src/htmlparser/ElementNode.lua
@@ -117,14 +117,18 @@ function ElementNode:gettext()
 	return string.sub(self.root._text, self._openstart, self._closeend)
 end
 
-function ElementNode:getcontent()
-	return string.sub(self.root._text, self._openend + 1, self._closestart - 1)
+function ElementNode:settext(c)
+	self.root._text=c
 end
 
 function ElementNode:textonly()
 	return (self:gettext():gsub("<[^>]*>",""))
 end
 
+function ElementNode:getcontent()
+	return string.sub(self.root._text, self._openend + 1, self._closestart - 1)
+end
+
 function ElementNode:addattribute(k, v)
 	self.attributes[k] = v
 	if string.lower(k) == "id" then