This Meteor server side code is trying to get the amount 77 which is in this html string but my selector is returning empty object. How can I get 77 out of this html? Thanks

$('select[name=paid] option').data();

<td class="displayValue">

            <select name="paid" id="paidId"><option value="77.00" selected="selected">77.00</option>


              <option value="Other">Other</option></select>

      </td>
    </tr>

This Meteor server side code is trying to get the amount 77 which is in this html string but my selector is returning empty object. How can I get 77 out of this html? Thanks

$('select[name=paid] option').data();

<td class="displayValue">

            <select name="paid" id="paidId"><option value="77.00" selected="selected">77.00</option>


              <option value="Other">Other</option></select>

      </td>
    </tr>

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1 Answer 1

$('select[name=paid] option').first().attr('value')

Should work! Your code is too general and won't return anything because there is more than one option.