get span html in javascript

[kkshansid]

<span id="STATUSCNAME"></span>

javascript

if((editableObj.value=="" || editableObj.value.length>32 || regexname.test(editableObj.value)==false))
	{$("#STATUSCNAME").html('<font color="red">*Required alphabets upto 32 characters!</font>');}
	else{$("#STATUSCNAME").html('');}
	}

both working but on submit i want to check validation that all span should be blank.the same is not retrieving the result

var spantxt=$('#STATUSCNAME').text();
alert (spantxt);

alert is blank here while it should not be blank
please guide

[Dormilich]

Why should it not be blank?

you should post a link to your page, as there is not enough information here to solve this problem.

[kkshansid]

	$.ajax({
				url: "chksub.php",
				type: "POST",
				data:'vchksub='+editableObj.value,
				success: function(text){
				 msg=text;
				 if(msg=='NO' && $("#STATUS"+vid).html()=='' && editableObj.value!="")
				 {$("#STATUS"+vid).html('<font color="red">*xx!</font>');}}
				 
				});

results *xx! on span text

<TD>SUBJECT1:</TD><TD><input type="text" onBlur="validatehu(this)" name="SUB1" id="SUB1" value="<?php echo $SUB1;?>"><span id="STATUSSUB1"></span></TD></TR>

but on final submit while checking all span text
but becomes blank on

var valid=$( "#STATUSSUB1" ).text()

while undefined on

var valid=document.getElementById("STATUSSUB2").text;
alert(valid);

irrespective of span text is blank or *xx!
this happens on background check with other table only while all others are working fine