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title: "What are the use of .val() function in JQuery? how to get the and set value in innerHTML."
description: "What are the use of .val() function in JQuery? how to get the and set value in innerHTML."
author: "Ethan Karla"
published: 2021-07-28
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93803/what-are-the-use-of-val-function-in-jquery-how-to-get-the-and-set-value-in-innerhtml
category: "web application"
tags: ["web development", "web application development"]
reading_time: 2 minutes
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# What are the use of .val() function in JQuery? how to get the and set value in innerHTML.
What are the use of .val() [function in JQuery](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/157818/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-each-function-in-jquery-explain-with-an-example)? how to get the and set [value](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23219/an-optimized-description-adds-value-to-experience-and-in-turn-effectively-guest-posting-packages) in innerHTML.
## Answers
### Answer by Ravi Vishwakarma
Val() in jquery are used to get and set value in selected elements. this val [function](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/43970/purchase-suitable-wedding-dresses-for-your-wedding-function) are mostly used for getting value from input, select tag\
```
Syntax
$(selector).val()
Return value from selected elements
$(selector).val(value)
It used to set value in selected elements
$(selector).val(function(index,currentvalue))
It used to set value in selected elements by using the function
```
```
val demo
```
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