Get another page's content in a variable with ajax

Question

Is there a way to set a JavaScript variable as the content of another HTML page?

I tried:

var X = $(http://www.website.com/home).html()

but it didn't return anything, even though it explains the idea. Som can anyone tell me how to do so please? Also the content of a certain id or class in that website, something like:

var X=$(http://www.website.com/home "#id").html()

It would really help me.

Do you have permission for the other site to allow cross-origin stuff? — Daniel A. White
– Daniel A. White, Commented Jan 4, 2014 at 22:35
If the code is authentic, you have a syntax error (you should quote the URL). Please use the dev console to catch these. — John Dvorak
– John Dvorak, Commented Jan 4, 2014 at 22:42
Code is not authentic... I tried some other variants and I asked becouse I couldn't find it out, but it was to give the idea, since maybe the text didn't explain enough — towc
– towc, Commented Jan 4, 2014 at 22:44
Look at $.get and its relatives, then. Also, read up about the same-origin policy — John Dvorak
– John Dvorak, Commented Jan 4, 2014 at 22:45

m59 · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-12 01:32:23Z

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It sounds like you're looking for this:

$.get('otherPage.html').then(function(responseData) {
  //responseData is the contents of the other page. Do whatever you want with it.
  $('#someElem').append(responseData);
});

Live demo (click).

$.get() is a shorthand method for jQuery's $.ajax(). http://api.jquery.com/jquery.ajax/

answered Jan 12, 2014 at 1:32

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