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function myNewFunction(element) { var text = element. options[element. selectedIndex]. text; // ... }
To get the value of a select or dropdown in HTML using pure JavaScript, first we get the select tag, in this case by id, and then we get the selected value through the selectedIndex property. The value "en" will be printed on the console (Ctrl + Shift + J to open the console).
function getSelectedText(elementId) {
var elt = document.getElementById(elementId);
if (elt.selectedIndex == -1)
return null;
return elt.options[elt.selectedIndex].text;
}
var text = getSelectedText('test');
If you use jQuery then you can write the following code:
$("#selectId option:selected").html();
document.getElementById('test').options[document.getElementById('test').selectedIndex].text;
Under HTML5 you are be able to do this:
document.getElementById('test').selectedOptions[0].text
MDN's documentation at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLSelectElement/selectedOptions indicates full cross-browser support (as of at least December 2017), including Chrome, Firefox, Edge and mobile browsers, but excluding Internet Explorer.
selectElement.options[selectElement.selectedIndex].text;
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