get selected option text in knockout

Question

I am using knockoutjs to bind a select list. Here is a Sample , I want to get selected option text instead of selected value.

How to get it using knockoutjs ?

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Answer 1

vm.selectedCountryName = ko.computed(function () {
        var text = '';
        ko.utils.arrayForEach(vm.countries(), function (item) {
            if (item.CountryId == vm.selectedCountry()) {
                text = item.CountryName;
                return;
            }
        });
        return text;
    });