JQuery Change value of hidden input field

Question

I m having a hella time setting the value of a hidden input     I want to pass the HTML from between the option tags to the hidden field- end run it will the page title from wordpress  wp list dropdowns     I ve got it returning the text just fine  and on my change event it correctly adds some css  obviously unneeded on a hidden field  but I was trying to determine where things are breaking down   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   Here s the JSFiddle   JavaScript       selector   change function         var  value     this  val        var  title     this  children  option value    value      html        alert  title           input bacon   val  title  css  border   3px solid blue          HTML    lt select class  selector  name  testselect  gt       lt option value  1  gt One lt  option gt       lt option value  2  gt Two lt  option gt       lt option value  3  gt Three lt  option gt   lt  select gt   lt  h3 gt    lt input id  bacon  type  hidden  class  bacon  value    name  testinput  gt

User · Accepted Answer

Your jQuery code works perfectly  The hidden field is being updated

User · Answer

Seems to work      selector   change function          var  value     this  val         var  title     this  children  option value    value      html             bacon   val  title          Just check with your firebug  And don t put css on hidden input

User · Answer

If you re doing this in Drupal and use the Form API to change the  type from text to  hidden  in hook form alter  for example   be advised that the output HTML will have different  or omitted  DIV wrappers  IDs and class names

User · Answer

It s simple as       action   val  1       action is hidden input field id

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