1element = $('input[name="element_name"]');

1$("input[name=nameGoesHere]").val();

1$('td[name ="tcol1"]')   // matches exactly 'tcol1'
2$('td[name^="tcol"]' )   // matches those that begin with 'tcol'
3$('td[name$="tcol"]' )   // matches those that end with 'tcol'
4$('td[name*="tcol"]' )   // matches those that contain 'tcol'

1$('[name=myElementName]') //match any element with name=myElementName. i.e: <div name="myElementName"></div>
2

1$('td[name ="tcol1"]')

1Jquery Get Element by Name