How can I get the text of the selected item from a dropdown using jQuery?

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John B · Accepted Answer · 2009-08-24 20:09:11Z

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Using the following URL, I came up with this solution:

http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg17717.html

$("#myDropdown option:selected").text()

Not sure if this is the best solution, but it seems to work great.

edited Aug 24, 2009 at 20:09

answered Aug 21, 2009 at 15:40

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Peter Bailey Over a year ago

using the > selector is overkill and would actually break the script if you used <optgroup> elements. Just make it #myDropdown option:selected intead.

John B Over a year ago

Great idea! I always seem to forget about the additional elements you can throw inside the select element!

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