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How to get the selected value of dropdownlist using JavaScript?
I have a select:
<select id="short_code">
<option value="12">First</option>
<option value="11">Second</option>
<option value="10">Third</option>
<option value="9">Fourth</option>
</select>
I want to get the value of the selected text. e.g. if the selected text is First so the I need to get 12.
document.getElementById('short_code').value
This should do it:
<script type="text/javascript">
function getSelected(select) {
alert(select.options[select.selectedIndex].value);
}
</script>
<select id="short_code" onchange="getSelected(this)">
<option value="12">First</option>
<option value="11">Second</option>
<option value="10">Third</option>
<option value="9">Fourth</option>
</select>
document.getElementById('short_code').options[document.getElementById('short_code').selectedIndex].text
Try this:
var el = document.getElementById("short_code");
var code = el.options[el.selectedIndex].value;
