Question

I have a form with some inputs and selects. I want to get the type of element on its click with jQuery. I know I can use attr("input") to get if the element is radio, checkbox or text but what about selects and textarea?

Is there a overall function like .type() to get it?

Answer 1

You can use :input to select all input elements.

You could try something such as…

$('#your-form').find(':input').click(function() {
    var type = this.type || this.tagName.toLowerCase();
    alert(type);
});

For input elements, this should give you their type attribute, such as text, radio, checkbox, etc.

For select and textarea elements, it should give you the tag name such as select or textarea.