select dropdown javascript code example
Example 1: dropdown in html
<select>
<option value="actual value 1">Display Text 1</option>
<option value="actual value 2">Display Text 2</option>
<option value="actual value 3">Display Text 3</option>
</select>
Example 2: html get selected option javascript
<select id="ddlViewBy">
<option value="1">test1</option>
<option value="2" selected="selected">test2</option>
<option value="3">test3</option>
</select>
<script>
var e = document.getElementById("ddlViewBy");
var strUser = e.value;
var strUser = e.options[e.selectedIndex].text;
</script>
Example 3: javascript select element in dropdown
document.getElementById("stateSelect").selected = true;
Example 4: jquery dropdown select
$("#element-id").val('the value of the option');
Example 5: dropdown list using js
var mylist = document.getElementById("myList");
document.getElementById("favorite").value = mylist.options[mylist.selectedIndex].text;