title: Get value from displayfor with jquery
body: <p>I want get the decimal value  of <code>@html.DisplayFor</code> with jQuery and pass with json.</p>
  
  <p>I try with:</p>
  
  <pre><code>var debtor = $("#debtor").val();
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but I gain <code>debtor</code> and not the decimal value. </p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;span class="debtorVal" style="color: red"&gt;
        @Html.DisplayFor(model =&gt; model.Debtor, new { id = "debtor" })
  &lt;/span&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The <code>model =&gt; model.Debtor</code> is decimal number</p>