jQuery get content and properties
jQuery has operable HTML elements and attributes powerful way.
jQuery DOM operations
jQuery is a very important part is the ability to DOM operations.
jQuery provides a set of methods associated with the DOM, which makes accessing and manipulating elements and attributes become very easy.
 | DOM = Document Object Model (Document Object Model) DOM HTML and XML documents to define access criteria: "W3C Document Object Model platform-independent and language interface that allows programs and scripts to dynamically access and update the document structure and style." |
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Obtain content - text (), html () and val ()
Three simple and practical method for jQuery DOM operations:
- text () - Sets or returns the text content of the selected element
- html () - Sets or returns the contents of the selected element (including HTML tags)
- val () - Returns the value or form fields
The following example demonstrates how jQuery text () and html () method to get the content:
Examples
alert("Text: " + $("#test").text());
});
$("#btn2").click(function(){
alert("HTML: " + $("#test").html());
});
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The following example demonstrates how jQuery val () method to obtain values of input fields:
Get property - attr ()
jQuery attr () method is used to obtain the property value.
The following example shows how to get the value of the link href attribute:
The next chapter will explain how to set (change) the content and attribute values.