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How to get the closest input value from clicked element with jQuery?
To get the closest input value from clicked element with jQuery, follow the steps −
- You need to use closest to find the closest ancestor matching the given.
- Now, find the input with the given name using the attribute equals selector.
- The last step is to use val() metjod to retrieve the value of the input.
Let’s first see how to add jQuery −
Example
You can try to run the following code to get closest input value from clicked element with jQuery −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$(".add").on("click", function () {
var v = $(this).closest("div.content").find("input[name=’rank’]").val();
alert(v);
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="content">
<div class="ranking">
<label>Rank:</label>
<input type="text" name="rank" value="1"/>
</div>
<div class="buttons">
<a href="#" class="add">Click</a>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Updated on: 14-Feb-2020
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