select dropdown value in javascript code example
Example 1: javascript to get value of dropdown
var e = document.getElementById("elementId");
var value = e.options[e.selectedIndex].value;
var text = e.options[e.selectedIndex].text;
Example 2: 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 3: 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 );