jquery can't get data attribute value

Question

I am trying to set a variable in jQuery. The value is supposed to be set on the click event of the button. The onclick event fires but the x10Device variable remains u

Answer 1

Make sure to check if the event related to the button click is not propagating to child elements as an icon tag ( Text $('button.toggleStatus').on('click', function (event) { event.preventDefault(); event.stopPropagation(); $(event.currentTarget).attr('data-X10'); });