Getting the value from a jQuery UI Slider

Question

I have a jQuery UI slider that is part of a rating system. You slide to values 1 - 5 in order to rate it 1 thru 5. I have it defaulted to 3 when the slider first appears. Th

Answer 1

Use ui.value in the change event handler.

$('#ratingSlider').change(function(e, ui) {
    $('#rateToPost').attr('value', ui.value);
});