Concat value of input element to a string using Jquery

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I am trying to concatenate the value of the input element into a string in jquery

I am having trouble concatenate the value of the input element to the end of the string.

Using just companyString or #companyString etc is not working

Below is my code

 $('#search').click(function() {
 $.getJSON('example.php?ol=searchname&name=' + '#companyString'});

Below is my html

Name: <input type="text" id="companyString" value=" ">
 <button type="button" id="search">Search</button>

Hudhaifa Yoosuf · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-05 11:16:58Z

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You need wrap the string with jQuery object of the input element.

 $('#companyString').val()

edited Dec 5, 2016 at 11:16

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answered Dec 5, 2016 at 11:08

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4b0 · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-05 11:07:30Z

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Proper way to take input box value is

$('#companyString').val();

For eg :

$('#search').click(function() {
    $.getJSON('example.php?ol=searchname&name=' + $('#companyString').val();    ,function(data)

answered Dec 5, 2016 at 11:07

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Geoff James Over a year ago

Nice answer with good example. Probably worth mentioning for readability's sake - where long strings are concerned, to store the value in a variable and use it in the + variableName concatenation :)

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