.html() function returns inconsistent results

<html>

var a = "<div>test</div>";

var b = "<p><div>test</div></p>";

var c = "<p><span>test</span></p>";

alert($(a).html()); shows "test"

alert($(b).html()); shows nothing!!

alert($(c).html()); // shows "<span>test</span>

</script>

</html>

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a is correct. The html contents of the div element were returned.

b is invalid markup. A paragraph cannot contain a div.

c is correct. The contents of the p element were returned.

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