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.