Jquery get .val

Question

What I need is the \"this\" value of

( $(this).attr(\"value\")); 

to show up in the \"this\" of

$(\"#activities_\" +btn_id).val         


        

Answer 1

If you want to get the value of the .thoughts_list element when you click the #close_thoughts element you'll need this:

$('#close_thoughts').click(function(){
    $("#activities_" + btn_id).val($('.thoughts_list').val());   
});

Your code was setup as follows:

$('#close_thoughts').click(function(){
    $("#activities_" +btn_id).val($(this).val());   
});

The problem here is that on the 2nd line $(this).val() is the same as $('#close_thoughts').val() and you're looking for $('.thoughts_list').val().