Simple jQuery ajax example not finding elements in returned HTML

Question

I\'m trying to learn jQuery\'s ajax functions. I\'ve got it working, but jQuery doesn\'t find elements in the returned HTML DOM. In the same folder as jquery, run this page:

Answer 1

Why not try this and see what happens:

$('#testDiv').load('ajaxtest-load.html #wrapper', function(resp) {
    alert(resp);
});

From the $.load documentation:

In jQuery 1.2 you can now specify a jQuery selector in the URL. Doing so will filter the incoming HTML document, only injecting the elements that match the selector.