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title: "Difference between ‘prop’ and ‘attr’ in JQuery?"
description: "Difference between ‘prop’ and ‘attr’ in JQuery?"
author: "Hemant Patel"
published: 2017-03-03
updated: 2020-09-18
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/23225/difference-between-prop-and-attr-in-jquery
category: "jquery"
tags: ["jquery"]
reading_time: 2 minutes
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# Difference between ‘prop’ and ‘attr’ in JQuery?
Major difference between ‘prop’ and ‘attr’ , we can get value of custom attributes by using attribute (attr) but we can’t get value of custom attribute by using ‘prop’.
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We only get pre-defined attributes value by ‘prop’ but we can’t able to get value of custom attribute by using ‘prop’.
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## Example of 'prop':
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Difference Between prop and attr in JQuery
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**Example of 'attr':**
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Difference Between prop and attr in
JQuery
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## Answers
### Answer by Hemant Patel
Major difference between ‘prop’ and ‘attr’ , we can get value of custom attributes by using attribute (attr) but we can’t get value of custom attribute by using ‘prop’.
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We only get pre-defined attributes value by ‘prop’ but we can’t able to get value of custom attribute by using ‘prop’.
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## Example of 'prop':
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```
Difference Between prop and attr in JQuery
```
**Example of 'attr':**
```
Difference Between prop and attr in
JQuery
```
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