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Attribute Equals Selector [name="value"]

attributeEquals selector

version added: 1.0jQuery('[attribute="value"]')

  • attribute
    An attribute name.
    value
    An attribute value. Quotes are mandatory.

Description: Selects elements that have the specified attribute with a value exactly equal to a certain value.

Example:

Finds all inputs with a value of "Hot Fuzz" and changes the text of the next sibling span.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7rc2.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div>
    <label>
      <input type="radio" name="newsletter" value="Hot Fuzz" />
      <span>name?</span>
    </label>
  </div>
  <div>
    <label>
      <input type="radio" name="newsletter" value="Cold Fusion" />
      <span>value?</span>
    </label>
  </div>
  <div>
    <label>
      <input type="radio" name="newsletter" value="Evil Plans" />
      <span>value?</span>
    </label>
  </div>
<script>$('input[value="Hot Fuzz"]').next().text(" Hot Fuzz");</script>

</body>
</html>