Attribute Contains Selector [name*="value"]

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Attribute Contains Selector [name*="value"]

Categories: Selectors > Attribute

attributeContains selector

Description: Selects elements that have the specified attribute with a value containing the a given substring.

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

    attribute: An attribute name.

    value: An attribute value. Can be either an unquoted single word or a quoted string.

This is the most generous of the jQuery attribute selectors that match against a value. It will select an element if the selector's string appears anywhere within the element's attribute value. Compare this selector with the Attribute Contains Word selector (e.g. [attr~="word"]), which is more appropriate in many cases.

Example:

Finds all inputs with a name attribute that contains 'man' and sets the value with some text.

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                                        <!DOCTYPE html>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <html>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <head>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </head>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <body>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <input name="man-news" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <input name="milkman" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <input name="letterman2" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <input name="newmilk" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <script>
                                        $('input[name*="man"]').val('has man in it!');
                                        </script>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </body>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </html>
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