jquery this data attribute value code example

Example 1: jquery get data attribute value

/* html */
<a data-id="123">link</a>

/* js */
$(this).attr("data-id") // returns string "123"

$(this).data("id") // returns number 123 (jQuery >= 1.4.3 only)

Example 2: jquery data attribute

/* html */
<a data-number="123">link</a>

/* js */
$(this).attr("data-number") // returns string "123"

$(this).data("number") // returns number 123 (jQuery >= 1.4.3 only)

Example 3: jquery get data attribute

<a data-id="123">link</a>


var id = $(this).data("id"); // Will set id to 123

Example 4: jquery find by data attribute

$('.slide-link[data-slide="0"]').addClass('active');