jquery - How do I get html tag value (div) in javascript

Question

I have implemented this function (libphonenumber javascript )in a website http://www.phoneformat.com/

How do i get the value returned by this html tag. Whether Yes or No

< DIV id="phone_valid" class="popup-value"></DIV>' 

I have tried this

function checkSubmit(){
var country=$("#phone_valid").val();
if(country=="No")
{
    alert("Not a valid number");
    return false;
}

So far no luck

Answer 1

The .val() method is primarily used to get the values of form elements such as input, select and textarea.

Use

$("#phone_valid").text();

to get DIV text content or

$("#phone_valid").html();

if you want markup.