How do I get value of text attribute of HTML tag using jquery

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here is my HTML tag

<input id="textbox1" type="text" text="12345" value="xyz">

i need 12345, value of text attribute.

What I have tried:

i tried this $("#textbox1").prop('text');

Its giving undefined

Posted 10-Aug-16 22:57pm

IamWsk

Updated 10-Aug-16 23:00pm

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Karthik_Mahalingam · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-10T23:00:00

Solution 1

use .attr()[^]

JavaScript

var text = $('#textbox1').attr('text');
          alert(text);

From official site:
The difference between attributes and properties can be important in specific situations. Before jQuery 1.6, the .attr() method sometimes took property values into account when retrieving some attributes, which could cause inconsistent behavior. As of jQuery 1.6, the .prop() method provides a way to explicitly retrieve property values, while .attr() retrieves attributes.

Posted 10-Aug-16 23:00pm

Karthik_Mahalingam

Updated 10-Aug-16 23:03pm

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IamWsk 11-Aug-16 5:05am

Thanks for your prompt reply.
but i think attr is deprecated after jquery 1.6.@Karthik

Karthik_Mahalingam 11-Aug-16 5:09am

welcome :)
yes, it is

IamWsk 11-Aug-16 5:09am

Ok thanks before I was using attr only but after upgrading jquery I replaced all attr to prop coz in checkbox it was not working while checking "checked" attribute of the checkbox so i replaced attr to prop

Karthik_Mahalingam 11-Aug-16 5:12am

go through these links and explore the difference
.prop() | jQuery API Documentation[^]
.attr() | jQuery API Documentation[^]

IamWsk 11-Aug-16 5:15am

Ok I understood and I will make sure before using attr and prop.
Thanks 1s again.