JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by mowglisanu
HTML
<div id='textDiv'>
texts I want to get
<span id='textChildDiv'>
texts I don't want
</span>
</div>
JavaScript
var t = $('#textDiv').contents().not('*').text();
console.log($('#textDiv'));
console.log($('#textDiv').contents());
console.log($('#textDiv').contents().not('div'));
console.log($('#textDiv').contents().not('*'));
alert (t);