Change input type value attribute in jQuery

jQuery Web Development Object Oriented Programming

Let’s say the following is our input type with value, “John Smith” −

<input type = 'text' value = 'John Smith' id = 'changeTheName' />

To change, use the attr() method −

$('#changeTheName').attr('value', 'Please enter your name.......');

You need to use the concept of attr(). Following is the code −

Example

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initialscale=1.0">
<title>Document</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<input type = 'text' value = 'John Smith' id = 'changeTheName' />
<script>
   $('#changeTheName').attr('value', 'Please enter your name.......');
</script>
</body>
</html>

To run the above program, save the file name “anyName.html(index.html)” and right click on the file. Select the option “Open with Live Server” in VS Code editor.

Output

This will produce the following output −

AmitDiwan

Published on 10-Sep-2020 07:08:27

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