How do I get a value of a <span> using jQuery?

Question

This is basic.

How do I get the value 'This is my name' of the above span?

<div id='item1'>
<span>This is my name</span>
</div>

Answer 1

I think this should be a simple example:

$('#item1 span').text();

or

$('#item1 span').html();