Getting clicked label's text using JQuery

Question

I am using JQuery.live() functionality to trap click event of any label in a <div>. But when clicked, I want to get the text of the clicked label. I tried $(this).text, but it displays the entire code.

Answer 1

$(this).val() should get the input value.

Answer 2

$(this).text returns the code of the function named text.

You have to CALL the method, using:

• var myText = $(this).text(); to get the text or:
• $(this).text('some text'); to set it

Answer 3

Add parenthesis to use the method.

This will get the text.

$(this).text()

This will set it.

$(this).text("New Text")

text() in the jQuery docs