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$(document).ready(function() {
  $("button").click(function() {
    alert('Button Text: '+$("button").text());
  });
  $("#content a").click(function() {
    alert('HREF Attribute value: '+$("#content a").attr('href'));
  });
});

<h2>jCombat Demo - jQuery DOM Manipulations</h2>

<div id="content">
<p>This is a paragraph. <a href="#">Sample Link</a></p>
</div>

<button>Click me</button>