Ah I have found something: $("p").contents();
I would prefer the useage of this like the following: $("p").each(function() { console.log( $(this).contents()[0] ); // with plain javascript: console.log( this.firstChild ); }); On 28 Sep., 21:56, MorningZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > that wouldn't remove the span,as the expression $(txt) creates a new > and not-on-the-DOM object, removing the span would do so just from the > jQuery object > > On Sep 28, 3:51 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Dear MorningZ , > > I don't want to remove the Span I just want to filter the text before > > the Span ... > > Pedram > > > On Sep 28, 10:22 pm, MorningZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > this is TOTALLY untested, but should work > > > $("p").click(function() { > > > var txt =$(this).html(); > > > txt = $(txt).find("span").remove().text(); > > > alert(txt); > > > ); > > > > On Sep 28, 2:13 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Hi Guys, > > > > > this is the Code which I am working on > > > > > <p> > > > > Data which I need to select and it hasn't an attribute > > > > <span> Data in a Span </span> > > > > </p> > > > > <p> > > > > Data which I need to select and it hasn't an attribute > > > > <span> Data in a Span </span> > > > > </p> > > > > <p> > > > > Data which I need to select and it hasn't an attribute > > > > <span> Data in a Span </span> > > > > </p> > > > > How could FIlter and Select the text Before the <span> > > > > does someone has an Idea ? > >