Question

I am trying to set the inner html value of a field and that works fine but when I try to retrieve it it fails.

My code:

            var butId = buttonPressed.getAttribute('id');

            $('#will'+butId).remove();
            $('#hidDelete').html(butId);     //THIS WORKS FINE
            var temp = $('#hidDelete').html();   //THIS DOESNT
            alert (temp);      //THIS PRINTS NOTHING

My input field:

           <input id="hidDelete" type="hidden" name="hidDelete"/>

Can anyone see whats wrong with it?

Answer 1

try $('#hidDelete').val() instead of html()