select an input by name with jquery

Question

Is it possible to select this input with jquery without assigning an id or class?

<input type="hidden" name="nOfAnswers[]" value="2">

At the moment I use:

    $nOfAnswers = $table.find("input[name*='nOfAnswers[]']");

But when I print it:

    console.log($nOfAnswers.html());

It prints a blank line to the console.

Your code is working as expected. What do you expect $nOfAnswers.html() to print? (PS. .html() is using .innerHTML internally.) Try to console.log($nOfAnswers.length); to see if the selector is even working. — gen_Eric
– gen_Eric, Commented Oct 8, 2014 at 19:09

Donal · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-08 19:10:18Z

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It should be: $nOfAnswers.val()

answered Oct 8, 2014 at 19:10

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HDDinnova · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-08 19:13:05Z

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With jQuery you can try

$nOfAnswers = $("input[name='nOfAnswers'").val()

answered Oct 8, 2014 at 19:13

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