Getting out data from $.get() ajax method

Getting out data from $.get() ajax method

how can i extract returned data from ajax $.get() method, to be used in further code ?? my code is similar to this:

$.get("page.php", {search: "42"}, function(data){
  var storedData = data;
});

alert(storedData);   //not working, but helps illustrate the situation


i know its a noob question but i just can't get through this thx for any replies.