Question

I have a div as follows:

<div><p></p></div>

Thus when I do,

var div_contents = $("div").html()

then

div_contents = "<p></p>"

However I have another function that is dynamically changing the content of the div, let’s say, to <div><h2></h2></div>

Thus, my div_contents value is changing from "<p></p>" to "<h2></h2>"

How can I keep the value of div_contents from changing so that I can use it as a final or static variable or something?

Answer 1

div_contents will only change when you make an assignment. If the value of div_contents is <h2></h2>, is is because that was the state of the div when you called $("div").html(). If the div changes after that, the variable will retain its value until you make another assignment.

I would need to see more of your code to see what is really going on.