<p>How can I get the selected text (not the selected value) from a <strong>drop-down list</strong> in jQuery?</p>

<pre class="prettyprint"><code>$("#yourdropdownid option:selected").text(); </code></pre>

Get selected text from a drop-down list (select box) using jQuery

How can I get the selected text (not the selected value) from a drop-down list in jQuery?

How do you get the text value of a selected option in jQuery?

Or to get the text of the option, use text() : $var = jQuery("#dropdownid option:selected"). text(); alert ($var);

How can I get the selected value of a drop down list with jQuery?

Use the jQuery: selected selector in combination with val () method to find the selected option value in a drop-down list.

$("#yourdropdownid option:selected").text();

Try this:

$("#myselect :selected").text();

For an ASP.NET dropdown you can use the following selector:

$("[id*='MyDropDownId'] :selected")