Get selected text from a drop-down list (select box) using jQuery

Question

How can I get the selected text (not the selected value) from a drop-down list in jQuery?

Answer 1

Try:

$var = jQuery("#dropdownid option:selected").val();
   alert ($var);

Or to get the text of the option, use text():

$var = jQuery("#dropdownid option:selected").text();
   alert ($var);

More Info:

• http://api.jquery.com/val/
• http://api.jquery.com/text/