HTML: <textarea cols=50 rows=5 id=txtHtmlContent> </textarea> jQuery: if ( $(#rdbHtmlContent).attr(checked) ) { alert( $(‘#txtHtmlContent’).val()

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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T15:08:50+00:00 2026-05-26T15:08:50+00:00

HTML:

<textarea cols="50" rows="5" id="txtHtmlContent">
</textarea>

jQuery:

if ( $("#rdbHtmlContent").attr("checked") ) {
  alert( $('#txtHtmlContent').val() );
}

But alert show empty. What is my mistake?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-26T15:08:51+00:00

Editorial Team

The code seems to be working as expected. I setup a test case on jsbin and confirmed that it’s working:

HTML

<input type="radio" id="rdbHtmlContent" checked /><br/>
<textarea cols="50" rows="5" id="txtHtmlContent">Foo</textarea>

JS/jQuery

if ( $("#rdbHtmlContent").attr("checked") )
  alert( $("#txtHtmlContent").val() );

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