Try the most obvious method: '("#hiddenfieldId").val(' or '("#hiddenfieldId")[0].value =' or '("#hiddenfieldId").get(0).value =' assuming the hidden field is as specified below and the coder using uniqueid.
<input type="hidden" id="hiddenfieldId" name="hiddenfieldId" /> If the code cannot be found, the original coder may use class name or other attributes. Good luck, modifying a 4000+ lines of code web page is a very challenging task On Jul 28, 7:38 am, OccasionalFlyer <klit...@apu.edu> wrote: > I need to make a change to a web page that has lots of JQuery > things in it, it appears. Not knowing anything about the actual use > of JQuery, however, while I will start looking at the doc, can someone > help me with what to look for in a 4000+ line file to find out where > the value is being set for the hidden field. I have been unable to > identify this. There appears to be no onChange or onSubmit JavaScript > call. I have been given this file with the need to figure this out > right away, with a very tight timeline to make many changes, so this > one item can't take the time required to start learning the whole of > JQuery before I can make a change. Thanks.