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Attribute Contains Selector [attribute*="value"]

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jQuery('[attribute*="value"]')

Description: Selects elements that have the specified attribute with a value containing the a given substring.

  • jQuery('[attribute*="value"]')

    version added: 1.0

    attribute   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.

  • 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!');