Question

How do I load the content of a file into a variable instead of the DOM using jQuery .load() method?

For example,

$("#logList").load("logFile", function(response){ });

Instead of loading the file into the #logList element of the DOM, I would like it to load into a variable.

Answer 1

load() is just a shortcut for $.get that atuomagically inserts the content into a DOM element, so do:

$.get("logFile", function(response) {
     var logfile = response;
});