Demonstrate fetching value from hidden fields
HTML
<form action="Test139.htm">
</form>
<button onclick="doTest()" title="Click to retrieve value of hidden field">Test</button>
<p></p>
JavaScript
//click Run icon, then click Test button
function doTest() {
//create hidden field then append to form
$("<input>", { type: "hidden", val: "123", name: "testfield" }).hide().appendTo($("form"));
$("p").text("Value of hidden field is: " + $("input").val());
}