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<desc>Get the current value of the first element in the set of matched elements.</desc>
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<p>The <code>.val()</code> method is primarily used to get the values of form elements such as <code>input</code>, <code>select</code> and <code>textarea</code>. In the case of <code>&lt;select multiple="multiple"&gt;</code> elements, the <code>.val()</code> method returns an array containing each selected option; if no option is selected, it returns <code>null</code>. </p>
<p>The <code>.val()</code> method is primarily used to get the values of form elements such as <code>input</code>, <code>select</code> and <code>textarea</code>. In the case of <code>select</code> elements, it returns <code>null</code> when no option is selected and an array containing the value of each selected option when there is at least one and it is possible to select more because the <code>multiple</code> attribute is present.</p>
<p>For selects and checkboxes, you can also use the <a href="/selected/">:selected</a> and <a href="/checked/">:checked</a> selectors to get at values, for example:</p>
<pre><code>
// Get the value from a dropdown select
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