get selected value of dropdown in javascript onchange code example

Example 1: get selected value of dropdown in javascript

<body>
   
   <select id="list" style="padding: 10px;" onchange="getSelectValue();">
     <option value="js">JavaScript</option>
     <option value="php">PHP</option>
     <option value="c#">Csharp</option>
     <option value="java">Java</option>
     <option value="node">Node.js</option>
   </select>
   
    <script>
        function getSelectValue()
        {
            var selectedValue = document.getElementById("list").value;
            alert(selectedValue);
        }
        getSelectValue();
    </script>
 </body>

Example 2: javascript select change selected

const options = Array.from(select.options);
options.forEach((option, i) => {
  if (option.value === use_id) select.selectedIndex = i;
});

Example 3: js select on change value

document.getElementById('my-select').addEventListener('change', function() {
  console.log('You selected: ', this.value);
});

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