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<button id="hinted_button"
class="button primary"
data-role="hint"
data-hint="Initial hint">Hinted button</button>
<button class="button" onclick="setHintMessage('Hint 1')">Set hint 1</button>
<script>
function setHintMessage(msg){
$('#hinted_button').data('hint', msg);
}
</script>