Dave, ><div class="student"> ><td width="100%" class="student"><input type="hidden" name="stu_1" >id="stu_1" value="1" class="studentField">Alvarado, Dave (ID: 3)</td></ >div> > >How do I extract this value? Thanks, - Dave
I think you're going to have issues trying to drag a <td /> cell around. It could cause unexpected results. To answer your direct question though, this should grab the value of the hidden form field: $("input:hidden", $(drag)).val(); Or you could use: $(drag).find("input:hidden").val(); And dozen more. I'm not sure which of the two is this most "efficient" method, but I tend to use the first option. -Dan