data attribute in jquery code example

Example 1: jquery get data attribute value

/* html */
<a data-id="123">link</a>

/* js */
$(this).attr("data-id") // returns string "123"

$(this).data("id") // returns number 123 (jQuery >= 1.4.3 only)

Example 2: jquery data attribute

/* html */
<a data-number="123">link</a>

/* js */
$(this).attr("data-number") // returns string "123"

$(this).data("number") // returns number 123 (jQuery >= 1.4.3 only)

Example 3: set data attribute with a string jquery

alert($('#outer').html());   // alerts <div id="mydiv" data-myval="10"> </div>
var a = $('#mydiv').data('myval'); //getter
$('#mydiv').attr("data-myval","20"); //setter
alert($('#outer').html());   //alerts <div id="mydiv" data-myval="20"> </div>

Example 4: jquery get data attribute

<a data-id="123">link</a>


var id = $(this).data("id"); // Will set id to 123

Example 5: jquery data attribute

data attribute in jquery 

For setting attribute data to the element
Html
<p id="assign">Assigning data attribute</p>
jquery
$("#assign").data("title","firstparagraph");

Output:
<p id="assign" data-title="firstparagraph">Assigning data attribute</p>

For getting attribute data from the element
Html
<p id="assign" data-title="firstparagraph">Assigning data attribute</p>
jquery
console.log($("#assign").data("title"));
console.log($("#assign").data());

Output:
firstparagraph
{ title: firstparagraph }