Concatenation of an input value and String variable

Question

I am trying to concatenate the value of the input with the String variable. For instance: (lets say that the input with an id 'input1' has the value of 'tttttt')

var test = 'blabla' + $('#input1').val() + 'blabla';

So the expected result (at least for me) should be 'blablattttttblabla'. The problem is that it does not insert the value of that input in the middle so the result is 'blablablabla'. Does someone has an idea what I am doing wrong?

It seems that .val() returns an empty string. Are you sure that field is there and it's the only one with that id? — Ja͢ck
– Ja͢ck, Commented Mar 28, 2013 at 15:00
Try executing $('#input1').val() in the console and see what the result is. — Justin Helgerson
– Justin Helgerson, Commented Mar 28, 2013 at 15:00
whats the value of $('#input1').val() by itself? My guess is that your selector is wrong. — Ben McCormick
– Ben McCormick, Commented Mar 28, 2013 at 15:00
that looks like it should be working. are you getting an error? most likely if your not then you have a scope issue and your trying to concat before input1 has a value. can you show the scope in which this is being called? — Ryan
– Ryan, Commented Mar 28, 2013 at 15:01

Devang Rathod · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-28 15:03:18Z

4

Try

<input type="text" name="text" id="input1" value="ttttttt"/>

JS

<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
    var test = 'blabla' + $('#input1').val() + 'blabla';
    alert(test);
});
</script>

answered Mar 28, 2013 at 15:03

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Jai · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-28 15:05:47Z

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What it seems to me is that either you are missing a jQuery library at the top or this script is not called in the doc ready handler:

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.9.1.min.js"></script>
<script>
   $(function () {
      var test = 'blabla' + $('#input1').val() + 'blabla';
      alert(test);
   });
</script>

Demo Fiddle

Be sure that your #input1 has a value contained in.

answered Mar 28, 2013 at 15:05

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