javascript - Html attribute value update but return first value all time as garbage

Question

I am trying to set attribute for a Html label I am setting its value by jQuery on every change but when I try to get attribute value it return value first value that was assign to this attribute. Here are some code chunks for better understanding

<label class="" id="totalShortHours" name="totalShortHours">0</label>

On every change in time field it change attribute value that I can check in Developer tools element

But When I try to get value it return garbage

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65932263/html-attribute-value-update-but-return-first-value-all-time-as-garbage

Answer 1

Using document.getElementById('totalShortHours').dataset.hours will resolve your issue.