GET an SVG file as a string from JavaScript

Question

    $.get('/vectorimage.svg', function(svg){

        //returns undefined
        console.log(svg.getElementsByTagName('svg')[0].innerHTML);

        //returns undefined
        console.log(svg.documentElement.innerHTML);

        //returns document
        console.log(svg);
    });

I want to get the response as a string plain and simple.

Answer 1

$.get('/vectorimage.svg', function(svg){
    console.log( svg );
}, 'text');