How to select all the elements inside the <body> tag to call jquery.load?

Question

When using .load() I know that I can select a specific element from the called file using an identifier, for example:

 $('#replacediv').load('loadme.htm #loaddiv');

What I would like is a selector that will get everything inside the BODY tag without having to place the div around all the content.

 $('#replacediv').load('loadme.htm');

This does not work, for example:

 $('#replacediv').load('loadme.htm body');

Thanks Brian

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Bth Feb 06 '11 at 14:32

3 answers

Jon · Answer 1 · 2011-02-06T14:40:39+0000

Can you not just tell the body your identifier or class, and then use it?

Robin · Answer 2 · 2011-02-06T14:42:20+0000

edited: My bad, your example should work. You probably have a problem with the file path or its content.

Gergely Fehérvári · Answer 3 · 2011-02-06T14:52:15+0000

maybe this should work

 var allelement = $(document.body.getElementsByTagName("*"));