Get last selected value of multiple select element

Question

I have a number of select boxes that have been set to accept multiple values. Is there anyway that I can use jQuery to get the last selected value? I\'ve tried using the f

Answer 1

Here is the code to get the latest selected option from multiple select list using Jquery :

var selected;
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#SELECT_ID').on('click', function() {
var latestSelected;
if (selected) {
    var currentOptionsValue = $(this).val();
    latestSelected = currentOptionsValue.filter(function(element) {
    return selected.indexOf(element) < 0;
  });
}
selected = $(this).val();
console.log( "latest selected option : " + latestSelected);
});
});