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I want to get value of hidden element named "login" on http://ts1.travian.ro/'s login page, in order to create a fake login for my Chrome extension.

I would like to do it without jQuery if possible. If not here is my not working example:

var url = 'http://ts1.travian.ro/';

$.ajax({
    type: "GET",
    dataType: 'html',
    url: url,
    success: function(data) {
        loginValue = $(data).find('input[name=login]').html();
        console.log(loginValue);
    },
});

I expected to see the login name in the console, but nothing appeared. How can I solve it?

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And what happens then.? Are you getting any errors – User016 Jul 14 at 11:38
Didn`t get any value .. – smotru Jul 14 at 11:41

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Try with $("element").val() method.

var url = 'http://ts1.travian.ro/';

$.ajax({
    type: "GET",
    dataType: 'html',
    url: url,
    success: function(data) {
        loginValue = $(data).find('input[name=login]').val();
        console.log(loginValue);
    },
});
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thank you, it worked – smotru Jul 14 at 11:46
Welcome @smotru. Plz mark it as correct answer.. – User016 Jul 14 at 11:47
i will mark it in 2 minutes – smotru Jul 14 at 11:48
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The html() method (which wraps the innerHTML DOM property) returns the HTML source for the elements inside the current element.
<input> cannot have children, so this always returns an empty string.

You want .val() (which wraps the value DOM property), which returns the current value of an input element.

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I have tried with .val() but returned null – smotru Jul 14 at 11:42
@smotru: There is no value() function. jQuery has a function called val; native DOM objects have a property called value. You need to learn the DOM. – SLaks Jul 14 at 11:44
thank you, it worked.. – smotru Jul 14 at 11:47

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