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I have a script in an HTML page of the following:
<script id="scriptid" type="text/html">
<div id="insidedivid">
... html code ...
</div>
</script>
I am able to get the HTMLScriptElement using $("#scriptid") but I am not able to get the underlying div object with the id "insidedivid". Whats the way to do it?
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It's not possible; the browser does not treat HTML content inside of <script> tags as part of the DOM. When you retrieve the content of the <script> tag with $('#idhere').html(), you're getting a string result.
To answer Troy's question, he's most likely including templates in the <head> of his document so he can ultimately render content dynamically on the browser-side. However, if that is the case, the OP should use a different MIME type than text/html. You should use an unknown MIME type such as text/templates--using text/html confuses what the purpose of the content is.
I'm guessing the reason you're trying to reach into the <script> tag and grab a div is because you've built smaller sub-templates within the single <script> tag. Those smaller templates should rather be placed into their own <script></script> tags rather than contained in one large <script></script> tag pair.
So, instead of:
<script type="text/template" id="big_template">
<div id="sub_template_1">
<span>hello world 1!</span>
</div>
<div id="sub_template_2">
<span>hello world 2!</span>
</div>
</script>
Do this:
<script type="text/template" id="template_1">
<span>hello world 1!</span>
</script>
<script type="text/template" id="template_2">
<span>hello world 2!</span>
</script>
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