jquery get html from url code example

Example 1: jquery ajax get

$.ajax({
    	url: "www.site.com/page",
    	success: function(data){ 
    	    $('#data').text(data);
    	},
    	error: function(){
    		alert("There was an error.");
    	}
    });

Example 2: jquery get url

var currentURL = $(location).attr('href'); 
var currentURL = window.location.href;