How to get selected value from Dropdown list in JavaScript

Question

How can you get the selected value from drop down list using JavaScript? I have tried the following but it does not work.

var sel = document.getElementById(\         


        

Answer 1

It is working fine with me.

I have the following HTML:

    
        test1
        test2
        test3
    
    

    Get Selected Item

And the following JavaScript:

function GetSelectedItem(el)
{
    var e = document.getElementById(el);
    var strSel = "The Value is: " + e.options[e.selectedIndex].value + " and text is: " + e.options[e.selectedIndex].text;
    alert(strSel);
}

See that you are using the right id. In case you are using it with ASP.NET, the id changes when rendered.