internet explorer 7 - jQuery $(element).html() not working in ie7 -

i have strange problem ie7. loading content in div element using ajax request. in ajax response html there div id "compare_div" content. when try html using $('#compare_div').html(), returns null.

below javascript code,

function myfunction() {     $.ajax({         type : "post",         data: data,                      url  : my_url,         success : function(response) {             $('#parent_div').html(response);             var compare_div_html = $('#compare_div').html();         },         error : function(xmlhttprequest, textstatus, errorthrown) {                      alert(textstatus);         }            });     return false;    } 

i getting null in compare_div_html variable. code works fine other browser.

please help.

first check element exists,

if confirm same ensure data not empty

if every thing ok

then try $('#parent_div',"container").html(response);

this solve problem