Attribute Contains Selector [attribute*="value"]
Categories: Attribute
jQuery('[attribute*="value"]')
Description: Selects elements that have the specified attribute with a value containing the a given substring.
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jQuery('[attribute*="value"]')
version added: 1.0attribute An attribute name.
value An attribute value. Can be either an unquoted single word or a quoted string.
This is the most generous of the jQuery attribute selectors that match against a value. It will select an element if the selector's string appears anywhere within the element's attribute value. Compare this selector with the Attribute Contains Word selector (e.g. [attr~="word"]), which is more appropriate in many cases.
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Finds all inputs with a name attribute that contains 'man' and sets the value with some text.
HTML:
<input name="man-news" /> <input name="milkman" /> <input name="letterman2" /> <input name="newmilk" />
Code:
$('input[name*="man"]').val('has man in it!');