Copy text: cannot find my syntax error

Copy text: cannot find my syntax error

I want to conditionally copy the text to a popup, however if I use a var, it works; if I use the selector, it does not work.  In the example below, the var textVal works, but the selector,  "div#text1" does not work.  Probably been looking at it too long!

Todd

  2. $(document).ready(function(){

  4. $("li a").click(function() {
  5. var popupName = $(this).attr("id");
  6. var textVal = $("div#text1").html();
  7. //alert(popupName);
  8. //alert(textVal);

  10. if (popupName == "showPopup1") {
  11.   // This does work 
  12.   $(textVal).insertAfter("div#popupText").html();
  13.   // This does not work  
  14.   //$("div#text1").insertAfter("div#popupText").html();
  15. } else if (popupName == "showPopup2") {   
  16.   $("div#text2").insertAfter("div#popupText");    
  17. }
  18.     
  19. $("#middleLayer").toggle();
  20. $("#popup").toggle();
  21. });
  22. });