jQuery val()
get form text field value
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"> </script>/* w ww . j av a 2 s. c o m*/ <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = $("input:text").val(); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <p id="demo"></p> Firstname: <input type="text" name="fname" value="Peter"><br> Lastname: <input type="text" name="lname" value="Griffin"><br><br> <button>Return the value of the first input field</button> </body> </html>