Jquery select textarea based on value

Question

I'm trying to select textareas based on the value in them, I tried doing this:

alert( $('textarea[value="Type"]').length );

But I get zero.

Here's my textarea:

<textarea id="Title" name="title" rows="5" cols="29" class="textentry_verdana12pxItalic">Type</textarea>

Can I do this?

Matt Ball · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-10T19:53:26.820

5

value is not an attribute of that textarea. That textarea's HTML attributes are id, name, rows, cols, and class. Try this instead:

$('textarea').filter(function ()
{
    return $(this).val() === 'Type';
}).length

edited Mar 10 '11 at 19:53

answered Mar 10 '11 at 19:46

Matt Ball

does not say that is exactly the value – andres descalzo Mar 10 '11 at 19:58
2

@andres: but that's exactly what the `value="Type"` selector does, so it makes sense to conclude, as @Matt does, that that's what the OP wants. – treeface Mar 10 '11 at 20:22

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 10 '11 at 19:47

1

Use the "contains" pseudo selector:

jQuery('textarea:contains(Type)')

answered Mar 10 '11 at 19:47

JAAulde

That will return all textareas which contain the word `Type` anywhere in their value. I don't think that's what the OP wants. – Matt Ball Mar 10 '11 at 19:51
1

True, it will. He didn't specify exactly, so I offered it up. – JAAulde Mar 10 '11 at 19:52
1

The selector in the question implies "exactly," whether or not that was intentional. – Matt Ball Mar 10 '11 at 19:54

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 10 '11 at 19:46

0

Try alert( $('textarea:contains("Type")').length );

answered Mar 10 '11 at 19:46

StefanS

1

That will return all textareas which contain the word `Type` anywhere in their value. I don't think that's what the OP wants. – Matt Ball Mar 10 '11 at 19:52

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 10 '11 at 19:47

0

alert($("textarea:contains('Type')").length);

answered Mar 10 '11 at 19:47

andres descalzo

That will return all textareas which contain the word `Type` anywhere in their value. I don't think that's what the OP wants. – Matt Ball Mar 10 '11 at 19:51
does not say that is exactly the value – andres descalzo Mar 10 '11 at 19:59
2

As I commented on [JAAulde's answer](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5264994/jquery-select-textarea-based-on-value/5265039#5265039): the selector in the question implies "exactly." – Matt Ball Mar 10 '11 at 20:05

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