how to define variable in jquery

Question

I would like to know how to declare a variable in jQuery

The code I am currently using is

$.name = \'anirudha\';
alert($.name);

That co

Answer 1

You can also use text() to set or get the text content of selected elements

var text1 = $("#idName").text();

Answer 2

Try this :

var name = $("#txtname").val();
alert(name);