Retrieve value from a dynamically created textbox - jQuery

Question

Fellas,

I am creating a text box dynamically, on a button click. User types a value in it. Now, how do I extract the value from the text box? I've tried with .keyup() and .change() but cant get it to work. Ive spent hours now. Is there any help out there?

The button html code -

<input type="button" value="Verify" id="addButton" class="verifybtn">

JQuery for creating the text box on the fly and then trying to read the value entered -

$(document).ready(function(){
var ctr=0;
$("#addButton").click(function () {

    if ( ctr < 1 ){
    $('.verifybtn').after('<div id="TextBoxDiv1"><label>Enter Verification Code : </label><input type="textbox" size=5 id="textbox1" class="textbox1"></div>');
id="textbox1" class="textbox1">');
    ctr++;
    }
});

$("#textbox1").keyup(function(){
    value = $("#textbox1").attr('value');   
    alert(value);
});

$("#textbox1").change(function() {
  alert('Handler for .change() called.');
});

});

If you can either quickly point out what Im doing wrong, or suggest alternative ways of achieving this, I shall be ever thankful.

-DM

Sudhir Bastakoti · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-12 12:35:21Z

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You could also get it as:


$("#textbox1").live('keyup', function(){
    value = $("#textbox1").val();   
    alert(value);
});

answered Jan 12, 2012 at 12:35

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Dinesh M Over a year ago

Excellent. This works. Thanks so much. I should've asked here long back. :)

Mike Thomsen · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-12 12:34:04Z

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$("#textbox1").val();

Gets the value. You can also rewrite the keyUp handler to look like this:

$("#textbox1").keyup(function(){
    var value = $(this).val();   
    alert(value);
});

Note the var keyword there. You want to make sure that the value variable is scoped to that function and only that function.

answered Jan 12, 2012 at 12:34

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Dinesh M Over a year ago

Well, it isn't. I suspect this has something to do with the fact that the textbox gets created on the fly and does not exist when the whole form is created initially. Thanks for your reply though.

Deepak Kumar · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-12 12:35:17Z

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Try this

 $(".textbox1").val();

answered Jan 12, 2012 at 12:35

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