How to load the content of a file into variable using jquery load method?

Question

How do I load the content of a file into a variable instead of the DOM using jQuery .load() method?

For example,

$(\"#logList\").load(\"logF         


        

Answer 1

load() is just a shortcut for $.get that atuomagically inserts the content into a DOM element, so do:

$.get("logFile", function(response) {
     var logfile = response;
});