How do I get selected value from a bootstrap select drop down

Question

I\'m trying to get the selected text, not value, from my bootstrap drop down, but my .text() statement is returning a string that contains all the values with a \'\\n\' in b

Answer 1

In case anyone cares, I've got another solution. I just looked at the arguments from the docs. You can do something like this (Assuming you've set the value tag of the option element.:

 $('#type_dropdown')
                .on('changed.bs.select',
                    function(e, clickedIndex, newValue, oldValue) {
                        alert(e.target.value);
                    });
        });

See https://silviomoreto.github.io/bootstrap-select/options/