? jQuery Get Methods

jQuery Get Methods are used to retrieve information from HTML elements or form fields easily and efficiently.

? Get HTML Content

.html() retrieves the HTML content inside an element.

? Get Text Content

.text() retrieves only text without HTML tags.

? Get Attribute Values

.attr(attributeName) retrieves attribute values.

? Get Form Values

.val() retrieves values from form elements.

? Code Examples

? View Code Example

// Getting different values using jQuery get methods
let html = $("#myDiv").html();
let text = $("#myDiv").text();
let href = $("#myLink").attr("href");
let inputVal = $("#myInput").val();

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.text(): -

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? Explanation

Each button triggers a jQuery get method and displays the retrieved value dynamically.

✅ Tips & Best Practices

Use .val() for form fields only.
.html() includes tags, .text() does not.
These methods return the first matched element.

? Try It Yourself

Retrieve all link URLs on a page.
Fetch textarea content dynamically.
Try getting a missing attribute.