Get selected value in dropdown list using JavaScript?
How do I get the selected value from a dropdown list using JavaScript?
I tried the methods below but they all return the selected index instead of the value:
var as = document.form1.ddlViewBy.value;
var e = document.getElementById("ddlViewBy");
var strUser = e.options[e.selectedIndex].value;
//This is one of the simplest form by (Narendra Kottamidde) :
var value = document.getElementById("ddlViewBy").value;
If you have a select element that looks like this:
<select id="ddlViewBy">
<option value="1">test1</option>
<option value="2" selected="selected">test2</option>
<option value="3">test3</option>
</select>
Running this code:
var e = document.getElementById("ddlViewBy");
var strUser = e.options[e.selectedIndex].value;
Would make strUser be 2 . If what you actually want is test2 , then do this:
var e = document.getElementById("ddlViewBy");
var strUser = e.options[e.selectedIndex].text;
Which would make strUser be test2
Plain JavaScript:
var e = document.getElementById("elementId");
var value = e.options[e.selectedIndex].value;
var text = e.options[e.selectedIndex].text;
jQuery:
$("#elementId :selected").text(); // The text content of the selected option
$("#elementId").val(); // The value of the selected option
AngularJS: (http://jsfiddle.net/qk5wwyct):
// HTML
<select ng-model="selectItem" ng-options="item as item.text for item in items">
</select>
<p>Text: {{selectItem.text}}</p>
<p>Value: {{selectItem.value}}</p>
// JavaScript
$scope.items = [{
value: 'item_1_id',
text: 'Item 1'
}, {
value: 'item_2_id',
text: 'Item 2'
}];
var strUser = e.options[e.selectedIndex].value;
This is correct and should give you the value. Is it the text you're after?
var strUser = e.options[e.selectedIndex].text;
So you're clear on the terminology:
<select>
<option value="hello">Hello World</option>
</select>
This option has: