To answer your question specifically, it seems to be working correctly. You said that it returns
Try getting an attribute of that object, like
In general, this answer depends on whether or not
If
[object Object]
, which is what jQuery will return with the find("#result")
method. It returns a jQuery element that matches the find
query.Try getting an attribute of that object, like
result.attr("id")
- it should return result
. In general, this answer depends on whether or not
#result
is the top level element.If
#result
is the top level element,<!-- #result as top level element -->
<div id="result">
<span>Text</span>
</div>
find()
will not work. Instead, use filter()
:var $result = $(response).filter('#result');
If #result
is not the top level element,<!-- #result not as top level element -->
<div>
<div id="result">
<span>Text</span>
</div>
</div>
find()
will work:var $result = $(response).find('#result');