Get data-attribute jquery vs javascript

Question

I have a custom data-attribute set by default:

data-equipment=\"0\"

If i change it with jquery using .data()

$(t

Answer 1

.data() doesn't operate on data attributes but in internal jQuery cache. Initially if no cache record is found, the data is read from a corresponding data- attribute if one exists, but that is the end of their co-operation.

If it operated on attributes, it would be useless for its purpose because attribute values must be strings.