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Input Hidden value Property
- Get the value of the value attribute of a hidden input field: getElementById(“myInput”). value;
- Change the value of the hidden field: getElementById(“myInput”). value = “USA”;
- Submitting a form – How to change the value of the hidden field: getElementById(“myInput”). value = “USA”;
2 Answers. Yes, they’ll get submitted unless they are removed from the document or have the disabled attribute set on them.
Are hidden inputs safe?
Using hidden fields to pass data in forms is a common practice among web applications and by itself is not a security risk. However, hidden fields are not secure and can be easily manipulated by users. If data that is sensitive must be stored in a hidden field, it must be encrypted.
Is there a way to hide the second dropdown?
Tried below way, but not working. If choice site is selected second dropdown (category) should be displayed else if choice container is selected second dropdown (category) should be in hidden. Solved! Jump to solution
Your jQuery code works perfectly. The hidden field is being updated. #action is hidden input field id. Just check with your firebug. And don’t put css on hidden input.
Works if I change the hidden input to a text input. I’ve seen in several places on SO that this is possible, (changing the value of a hidden input that is), but something is holding me up now and I can’t see the answer.
When to show or hide second dropdown in Splunk?
If choice site is selected second dropdown (category) should be displayed else if choice container is selected second dropdown (category) should be in hidden. Solved! Jump to solution 09-12-2017 11:57 AM @handsomehari, please try the following instead. It shows second dropdown only when the first dropdown’s selected value is site.