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Asked: 2026-05-22T02:52:38+00:00

In jQuery 1.6, it seems to me that the .val() function has been changed

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In jQuery 1.6, it seems to me that the .val() function has been changed since jQuery 1.5.2.

When I call it on a select’s option to get a value, now I get the text.
For example:

<option value="1">john</option>

When I call:

$('select').val();

with jQuery 1.5.2 I get 1 while with jQuery 1.6 I get john

I know they changed behavior of .attr() and introduced .prop(), but at this link I’m not able to find anything about .val().

Here is an example that shows this difference and what I’ve tried so far to get the option’s value. Switch from jQuery 1.6 to jQuery 1.5.2 to see.

How do I get an option’s value with jQuery 1.6?

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  1. Editorial Team

    There was a bug in v1.6 where val('asdf') no longer sets the value: http://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/9071 This bug has been fixed in v1.6.1.

    Also, despite what others have said, it’s totally okay to use val() to set the value—actually, according to the jQuery team it’s preferred over using attr('value', 'asdf').

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