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# jQuery - val( ) Method

# Description:

The val( ) method gets the input value of the first matched element.

# Syntax:

Here is the simple syntax to use this method:

    selector.val( )

## Parameters:

Here is the description of all the parameters used by this method:

- NA

# Example:

Following example would set the HTML content of the first input box in the second paragram:

    <html>
    <head>
    <title>The Selecter Example</title>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="/jquery/jquery-1.3.2.min.js">
    </script>

    <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">

       $(document).ready(function() {
          var content = $("input").val();
          $("p#pid2").text(content);
       });

    </script>
    <style>
      .red { color:red; }
      .green { color:green; }
    </style>

    </head>
    <body>

    <input type="text" value="First Input Box"/>
    <input type="text" value="Second Input Box"/>
    <p class="green" id="pid1">This is <i>first paragraph</i>.</p>
    <p class="red" id="pid2">This is second paragraph.</p>

    </body>
    </html>

This would generate following result.

    <html>
    <head>
    <title>The Selecter Example</title>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="/jquery/jquery-1.3.2.min.js">
    </script>

    <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">

       $(document).ready(function() {
          var content = $("input").val();
          $("p#pid2").text(content);
       });

    </script>
    <style>
      .red { color:red; }
      .green { color:green; }
    </style>

    </head>
    <body>

    <input type="text" value="First Input Box"/>
    <input type="text" value="Second Input Box"/>
    <p class="green" id="pid1">This is <i>first paragraph</i>.</p>
    <p class="red" id="pid2">First Input Box</p>

    </body>
    </html>

To understand it in better way you can Try it yourself.

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