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alert($('input:password').val()); alert($('input:radio').val()); alert($('input:reset').val()); alert($('input:submit').val()); alert($('input:text').val()); })(jQuery); Setting/getting the selected option of a select element Using the val() method, you can set the selected value of a element by passing the val() method a string representing the value assigned to the element. To get the value of the element, use the val() method again to determine which option is selected. The val() method in this scenario will return the selected option's attribute value. Sample: sample60.html option one option two Setting/getting selected options of a multi-select element Using the val() method, you can set the selected values of a multi-select element by passing the val() method an array containing the corresponding values. 64