dropdown select statement javascript function 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: js select option in form

<form name="AddAndEdit">
   <select name="list" id="personlist">
      <option value="P1">Person1</option>
      <option value="P2">Person2</option>
      <option value="P3">Person3</option>
   </select>
</form>