Get text content of div
var databox = $(".html").text(); alert(databox);
by BinaryAcid
HTML
<script src="http://jslib.dotcloud.com/fiddle-require.js"></script>
<p id="styleselector">yo</p>
<div class="html">
<p>hello1</p>
<p>hello2</p>
</div>
JavaScript
$(function() {
//$(".yellow h1").css("background-color", "yellow");
// $("#styleselector").css("display", "none");
var databox = $(".html").text();
alert(databox);
});