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How can I select a named input like this properly in jQuery without assigning ID's?
<input name="person[first]" type="hidden"> <input name="person[last]" type="hidden"> // Seems to be acting on multiple hidden elements instead of this named one // This sets the value of both of those hidden elements in some cases $("input[type=hidden][name=person[first]]").val('Test'); // So I've changed it to this. Is there a better way? $("input[name=person[first]]").val('Test'); 
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You can specify any number of selectors to combine into a single result. This multiple expression combinator is an efficient way to select disparate elements. The order of the DOM elements in the returned jQuery object may not be identical, as they will be in document order.
The :contains() selector selects elements containing the specified string. The string can be contained directly in the element as text, or in a child element. This is mostly used together with another selector to select the elements containing the text in a group (like in the example above).
Put the attribute value in quotes...
$("input[type=hidden][name='person[first]']").val(); // ---------------------^-------------^ From the docs for attribute-equals-selector...
attribute An attribute name.
value An attribute value. Can be either an unquoted single word or a quoted string.
Since you have more than just a single word, it should be quoted.
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I'm pretty sure you're supposed to put in quotes any attribute selector's value that includes symbols with meaning in CSS. Like this:
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