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Created September 25, 2012 17:50
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Get an element's HTML tag with jQuery
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getTag.js
$('.getMyHTMLTag')[0].tagName;
//returns 'P'
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getTag16+.js
$('.getMyHTMLTag').prop('tagName');
//returns 'P'
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getTagAlternate.js
$('.getMyHTMLTag').prop('tagName');
//returns 'P'
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html.html
<p class="getMyHTMLTag">I need jQuery to tell me what this HTML element is</p>
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