jQuery selector "[value=foo]" doesn't work if value set on runtime

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With jQuery 1.4.2/1.2.6 and others this will work (if "foo" typed by user on runtime):

$('input[value=foo]')

But with 1.4.3 and higher this doesn't work.

Try it yourself:

​http://jsfiddle.net/VwVhD/11/ - this one with 1.2.6

​http://jsfiddle.net/VwVhD/14/ - this one with 1.6

[timmywil]

The value attribute does not stay up-to-date with the current value. It is only responsible for setting the default or initial value. You are thinking of the value property, which cannot be used in a selection. You can do something like this instead: ​http://jsfiddle.net/timmywil/VwVhD/15/

[anonymous]

Thx! Also, this will allow $('input[value=foo]') to work - ​http://jsfiddle.net/VwVhD/25/