Fix value attribute and val for value on button elements. Fixes #1954

src/attributes.js

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 			if ( elem ) {
 				hooks = jQuery.valHooks[ elem.nodeName.toLowerCase() ] || jQuery.valHooks[ elem.type ];
 
-				if ( hooks && "get" in hooks && (ret = hooks.get( elem )) !== undefined ) {
+				if ( hooks && "get" in hooks && (ret = hooks.get( elem, "value" )) !== undefined ) {
 					return ret;
 				}
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 			hooks = jQuery.valHooks[ this.nodeName.toLowerCase() ] || jQuery.valHooks[ this.type ];
 
 			// If set returns undefined, fall back to normal setting
-			if ( !hooks || ("set" in hooks && hooks.set( this, val ) === undefined) ) {
+			if ( !hooks || ("set" in hooks && hooks.set( this, val, "value" ) === undefined) ) {
 				this.value = val;
 			}
 		});
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ if ( !jQuery.support.getSetAttribute ) {
 	
 	// Use this for any attribute on a form in IE6/7
 	// And the name attribute
-	formHook = jQuery.attrHooks.name = {
+	formHook = jQuery.attrHooks.name = jQuery.attrHooks.value = jQuery.valHooks.button = {
 		get: function( elem, name ) {
 			var ret = elem.getAttributeNode( name );
 			// Return undefined if not specified instead of empty string

test/unit/attributes.js

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ test("prop(String, Object)", function() {
 });
 
 test("attr(String)", function() {
-	expect(32);
+	expect(34);
 
 	equals( jQuery("#text1").attr("type"), "text", "Check for type attribute" );
 	equals( jQuery("#radio1").attr("type"), "radio", "Check for type attribute" );
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ test("attr(String)", function() {
 	ok( !!~jQuery("#dl").attr("style").indexOf("position"), "Check style attribute getter, also normalize css props to lowercase" );
 	ok( !!~jQuery("#foo").attr("style", "position:absolute;").attr("style").indexOf("position"), "Check style setter" );
 
+	// Check value on button element (#1954)
+	var $button = jQuery("<button value='foobar'>text</button>").insertAfter("#button");
+	equals( $button.attr("value"), "foobar", "Value retrieval on a button does not return innerHTML" );
+	equals( $button.attr("value", "baz").html(), "text", "Setting the value does not change innerHTML" );
+
 	ok( jQuery("<div/>").attr("doesntexist") === undefined, "Make sure undefined is returned when no attribute is found." );
 	ok( jQuery().attr("doesntexist") === undefined, "Make sure undefined is returned when no element is there." );
 });
@@ -426,7 +431,7 @@ test("removeProp(String)", function() {
 });
 
 test("val()", function() {
-	expect(23);
+	expect(25);
 
 	document.getElementById("text1").value = "bla";
 	equals( jQuery("#text1").val(), "bla", "Check for modified value of input element" );
@@ -488,6 +493,10 @@ test("val()", function() {
 	same( checks.serialize(), "test=1&test=on", "Get multiple checked values." );
 
 	checks.remove();
+
+	var $button = jQuery("<button value='foobar'>text</button>").insertAfter("#button");
+	equals( $button.val(), "foobar", "Value retrieval on a button does not return innerHTML" );
+	equals( $button.val("baz").html(), "text", "Setting the value does not change innerHTML" );
 });
 
 var testVal = function(valueObj) {