JQuery set variable with value from page

Question

How can I insert a value to variable with:

$("#TEST").load("GET.php #Message_1");

An example of that:

var MSG = $("#TEST").load("GET.php #Message_1");

alert(MSG);

Answer 1

You need to get the value in the callback function:

$("#TEST").load("GET.php #Message_1", function() {
    var msg = $(this).text();
    alert(msg);
});

Answer 2

This should work:

$("#TEST").load("GET.php #Message_1");

var msg = $("#TEST").val();
alert(msg);