Get & Set Content in jQuery

getnset_jquery.md

How do you get the text from an element (like a paragraph) with jQuery??

If you just retrieve .text() on a selected element will grab selected text for you The .text() method cannot be used on input elements. For input field text, use the .val() method.

How do you set the text of an element (like a paragraph)?

You can also use .text to replace text, by passing the desired text in as an an argument

How do you get the text / content from an input?

.val() without arguments

How do you set the text / content of an input?

.val('new text') with an argument will replace the text content of input

How do you add / remove / toggle classes on an element?

.addClass() .removeClass() .toggleClass()

What’s the difference between .text() and .text([text])?

See above

If you select multiple elements with jQuery, do you have to use a for loop / iterate through each to modify their content? Give an example.

It will select all of the elements by default.