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HTML
<div class="readonly_label" id="field-function_purpose">
Other
</div>
JavaScript
var divContent = $('#field-function_purpose').text();
alert(divContent);
<div class="readonly_label" id="field-function_purpose">
Other
</div>
var divContent = $('#field-function_purpose').text();
alert(divContent);