Tryit Editor v1.8

Source Code:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="../../ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"> </script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ testObj=new Object(); testObj.greetingMorn="Good Morning!"; testObj.greetingEve="Good Evening!"; $("#btn1").click(function(){ $("div").data(testObj); }); $("#btn2").click(function(){ alert($("div").data("greetingEve")); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <button id="btn1">Attach data to div element</button><br> <button id="btn2">Get data attached to div element</button> <div></div> </body> </html>
Result:
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