javascript set value of dropdown 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: javascript set html select value

// Get the html select element
var select = document.getElementById('<your select element id>');

// If you have a <option> like this:
// <option value="1">My Value Display text</option>

//Then your selected value of your select would be:

select.value = "1";