get value of option in select javascript code example
Example 1: javascript get selected option
var e = document.getElementById("selectElementID");
var value=e.selectElement.options[e.selectedIndex].value;// get selected option value
var text=e.options[e.selectedIndex].text;//get the selected option text
Example 2: use js to get select value
// reference to 'scripts' select list
// used throughout the examples below
var sel = document.getElementById('scripts');
// display value property of select list (from selected option)
console.log( sel.value );