In jQuery, the term "get" usually refers to retrieving elements, values, or data from the DOM (Document Object Model). jQuery provides several methods to get content, attributes, values, or elements.

Here’s a breakdown of the most common "get" methods in jQuery:

? 1. .get() Method

Used to retrieve DOM elements from a jQuery object.

Syntax:

javascript
$(selector).var el = $("p").get(0); // Get the first <p> element as a raw DOM nodeconsole.log(el.innerHTML);

? 2. .text() Method

Gets the combined text content of selected elements.

Syntax:

javascript
$(selector).text()

Example:

javascript
var txt = $("#demo").text();alert(txt);

html
<p var htmlContent = $("#demo").html();console.log(htmlContent);

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<p <input var name = $("#name").val();  alert(name); // Output: John</script>

? 5. .attr() Method

Gets the value of an attribute from the first matched element.

Syntax:

javascript
$(selector).<img var src = $("#img1").attr("src");  alert(src); // Output: cat.jpg</script>

? 6. .data() Method

Gets data stored using jQuery’s .data() method.

Example:

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var id = $("#box").data("id");  var user = $("#box").data("user");  console.log(id, user); // Output: 123, admin</script>

? Summary Table

? Real-Life Example:

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var name = $("#username").val();         // "Alice"  var greeting = $("#info").text();        // "Welcome Alice"  var htmlGreeting = $("#info").html();    // "Welcome <b>Alice</b>"  var logoSrc = $("#logo").attr("src");    // "logo.png"</script>

Want to see how to set values instead? Or dive into .getJSON() and .ajax() for getting data from a server?