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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11867778/jquery-selecting-text-in-parent-div

by lalatino

HTML

<div class ="parent">
  <div class="inner">Hello
    <div>Goodbye</div>
    World
  </div>
</div>

JavaScript

$('.inner').each(function() {
    var node = this.childNodes[0];
    var text = '';
    while (node) {
        if (node.nodeType == 3) {
            text += node.nodeValue; //append textNode's text
            break; //only the 1st textNode - optional
        }
        node = node.nextSibling;
    }
    text = text.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, ''); //trim - optional
    alert(text);
    //console.log(text);
});