I am currently trying the following but it keeps getting the first name value of the first element with the class "button-blue". How can I work correctly so that it gets the name value of the element clicked on with this class??

$(".button-blue").click(function() {

    alert($(".button-blue").attr('name'));

});

I am currently trying the following but it keeps getting the first name value of the first element with the class "button-blue". How can I work correctly so that it gets the name value of the element clicked on with this class??

$(".button-blue").click(function() {

    alert($(".button-blue").attr('name'));

});

• javascript
• jquery

• You have to understand how Jq selectors work. When you use $(".someClass") you are getting all elements which have that class – Marcelo Assis Commented Aug 9, 2012 at 22:11

2 Answers 2

Use this.name instead. Inside an event handler, this is the DOM element on which the event was triggered.

If you prefer to use .attr() or need a jQuery object containing that element for another reason, you can simply use $(this).attr('name')

Inside an event handler, this.tagName should give you the name.