diff -r 6168fb585ab4 -r 9321b4016d5c javaquery/api/src/main/java/org/apidesign/bck2brwsr/htmlpage/api/Element.java
--- a/javaquery/api/src/main/java/org/apidesign/bck2brwsr/htmlpage/api/Element.java	Fri Mar 22 00:05:41 2013 +0100
+++ b/javaquery/api/src/main/java/org/apidesign/bck2brwsr/htmlpage/api/Element.java	Thu May 02 10:08:35 2013 +0200
@@ -37,7 +37,13 @@
         return id;
     }
     
-    abstract void dontSubclass();
+    public String getText() {
+        return (String)getAttribute("innerHTML");
+    }
+
+    public void setText(String text) {
+        setAttribute("innerHTML", text);
+    }
     
     @JavaScriptBody(
         args={"el", "property", "value"},