How can I get the text of a hidden element in Jquery?
<p>I have the following css and html...</p>

<pre><code>.hide
{
 display:none;  
}

&lt;div&gt;
    &lt;span class='kardashian hide'&gt;Kimmy&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>with the following jquery.</p>

<pre><code>$('div').live('click', function(){
   alert($('kardashian', this).val());
});
</code></pre>

<p>If I remove the "hide" class I get "Kimmy" like I would expect but when it has the "hide" class I get nothing?
How can I get the text of a hidden element in Jquery?</p>
