How to get the text node of an element?

Asked 2011-06-29T11:52:15.433

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<div class="title">
   I am text node
   <a class="edit">Edit</a>
</div>

I wish to get the "I am text node", do not wish to remove the "edit" tag, and need a cross browser solution.

javascript jquery

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1 Answer

You can get the nodeValue of the first childNode using

$('.title')[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue

answered 2011-06-29T11:58:31.840