Hi Mario,
you can also create a new watch expression and enter there whatever you want to watch, eg. $("#mytarget"). That avoids the need to modify your code.
Another interesting approach to avoid creating variables while using logging as a debug plugin, something like this:
$.fn.debug = function() {
console.log(this);
return this;
}
You can then say $("#mytarget").debug().append("something") or even
$("#mytarget").debug().append("something").debug() for a before-after view.
Jörn
