jquery selector can't read from hidden field

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The following jquery 1.3.2 code works:

Answer 1

This may be more of an issue with the console. I ran a test and it seems to still grab the instance of the element. I can't exactly tell what you are trying to do here.

If you are just trying to validate wether the object was found check the length property

console.log( $('#xid').length );

If you are trying to get the value of the field then use the val method

console.log( $('#xid').val() );

Finally, its possible that in your solution the DOM hasn't fully loaded yet. Make sure you are wrapping your logic inside a document.ready call.

$(document).ready(function() {
    console.log( $('#xid').val() );
});