get the value or text from select element using javaScript
<select id="ddlViewBy">
<option value="1">test1</option>
<option value="2" selected="selected">test2</option>
<option value="3">test3</option>
</select>
Running this code:
var e = document.getElementById("ddlViewBy");
var strUser = e.value;
Would make strUser be 2. If what you actually want is test2, then do this:
var e = document.getElementById("ddlViewBy");
var strUser = e.options[e.selectedIndex].text;select text with javascript
// highlight text in an input element
element.select();
// highlight a portion of an element
// element.setSelectionRange(start, end, ?direction)
// start, end - start and end indices of the new selection
// direction (optional) - "forward", "backward", or "none" (default)
element.setSelectionRange(3, 5);how to get text from select tag in javascript
<select id="box1" onChange="myNewFunction(this);">
<option value="98">dog</option>
<option value="7122">cat</option>
<option value="142">bird</option>
</select>
<script>
function myNewFunction(sel) {
alert(sel.options[sel.selectedIndex].text);
}
</script>Copyright © 2021 Codeinu
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