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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="/lib/jquery-1.12.2.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ var x = $("p").get(0); $("div").text(x.nodeName + ": " + x.innerHTML); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <p>This is a paragraph</p> <button>Get the p DOM element</button> <div></div> </body> </html>