Question

Ok so i know that I can get a val() from input or select box, but how do I get what is inside a Span box. using Jquery?

I thought it could be $('span#this').live('click', function(){ alert('#this').val()});
but that did not work

Answer 1

First I would not use this as id, because this is a reserved JS word.

$('span.foo').live('click', function() {
    var content = $(this).html(); 
    // use content.
    alert(content);
});

demo: http://jsfiddle.net/Regisc/qCsGU/