All I'm trying to do is get the val() of an Text Input. Here is an example.
I don't know if external links are allowed so I will also paste it here :
<div class="input-group">
<input type="text" id="#test" class="form-control" aria-label="..." style='border-radius:4px;'>
</div>
<script>
// Always shows up as undefined..not "".
console.log($("#test").val());
</script>
Does anyone know why I cannot get the value of this element?
You have to remove the # sign from the id attribute :
<input type="text" id="#test" class="form-control" aria-label="..." ..
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Hope this helps.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.0.0.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery.min.js"></script>
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
<title>Why can't I get the input value of the #test?</title>
</head>
<body style='padding:64px;'>
<div class="input-group">
<input type="text" value="test value" id="test" class="form-control" aria-label="..." style='border-radius:4px;'>
</div>
<script>
// Always shows up as undefined..not "".
console.log($("#test").val());
</script>
</body>
</html>