How to change the value of an attribute using jQuery?


The jQuery attr() method is used to get the value of an attribute. It can also be used to change the value. In the example, we will change the attribute value tutorialspoint.com to tutorialspoint.com/java.

You can try to run the following code to learn how to change the value of an attribute using jQuery −

Example

Live Demo

<html>
   <head>
      <title>Selector Example</title>
      <script src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
      <script>
       $(document).ready(function(){
         $("button").click(function(){
           $("#tpoint").attr("href", "https://www.tutorialspoint.com/java");
         });
       });
      </script>
   </head>
   <body>
      <p><a href="https://www.tutorialspoint.com" id="tpoint">tutorialspoint.com</a></p>
      <button>Change attribute value</button>
      <p>The value of above link will change on clicking the above button. Check before and after clicking the link.</p>
   </body>
</html>

Updated on: 13-Feb-2020

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