how can i get the text inside an anchor tag in jquery

Question

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//jquery
$(\"#div1 a\").click(function(){
var text = $(         


        

Answer 1

Inside the click handler, this refers to the element which triggered the handler execution :

$("#div1 a").click(function(){
    var text = $(this).text();
});

Answer 2

Use this :

  $("#div1 a").click(function(){
    var text = $(this).text();
  });