getAttribute() method in javascript

Question

How to retrieve the text given in any field using javascript in C#?

sumry.innerHTML += "<li>" + f.getAttribute("Text") + "</li>" + "<br/>";
                        f.style.borderColor = "#FF0000";
                        f.focus();

defined "field". you mean the content of the tag or the content of the attribute? — iMoses
– iMoses, Commented Sep 12, 2012 at 8:49

Ben · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-12 08:55:21Z

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You're probably looking for .nodeValue, possibly .innerHTML, possibly .value for a form field.

.getAttribute() will retrieve an attribute from a tag, such as id or name. It won't get the content of the tag.

Your current code is expecting an element formed like this:

<some_element id='blah' text='hey hey hey' />`

Of course, text is not an attribute, so there's no return value.

edited Sep 12, 2012 at 8:55

answered Sep 12, 2012 at 8:49

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Hitesh Dhamat Over a year ago

Thanks, but i want to retrieve "Text" attribute of textbox?

Ben Over a year ago

For <input> and <textarea>, use .value.

Fenton Over a year ago

@HiteshDhamat that would be .value as described in this answer. For example: document.getElementById("myTextBox").value.

Oscar · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-12 08:51:30Z

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Your question is not clear.. If i got it, you want to use data from code behind in your script. The easiest way is to create a hidden field, set its value on form load, and then read it using getElementById('myhidden').value.

Best regards.

answered Sep 12, 2012 at 8:51

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