getting paragraph value in jquery

how to get the value of this paragraph in jq开发者_运维技巧uery

 <p class="editableText" id="$bid">$content</p>


$(document).ready(function(){
    $('p.editableText').each(function(){
      var content = $(this).val();
   });
});

is this a correct approach ?!

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$('.editableText').html() if it contains inner html or $('.editableText').text() for plain text

.val() should be used for inputs with a value attribute.