Get value of div content using jquery

Question

I have the following html and I want to get the value of the div which is \"Other\" How can I do this with jQuery?

Answer 1

Try this to get value of div content using jquery.

    $(".showplaintext").click(function(){
        alert($(".plain").text());
    });
    
    // Show text content of formatted paragraph
    $(".showformattedtext").click(function(){
        alert($(".formatted").text());
    });

Exploring the zoo, we saw every kangaroo jump and quite a few carried babies. 
    
Exploring the zoo, we saw every kangaroo jump  and quite a few carried  babies.
    Get Plain Text
    Get Formatted Text

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