How can I select an element by name with jQuery?

Question

Have a table column I\'m trying to expand and hide:

jQuery seems to hide the td elements when I select it by class but not by element\'s name.

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Answer 1

You can get the name value from an input field using name element in jQuery by:

var firstname = jQuery("#form1 input[name=firstname]").val(); //Returns ABCD
var lastname = jQuery("#form1 input[name=lastname]").val(); //Returns XYZ 
console.log(firstname);
console.log(lastname);