How do I get the option's value that was selected in a dropdown list when a button is clicked?
<select id="d1"><option value="1">One</option>...</select>
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A:
$('#btn').click(function () {
var value = $('#d1').val();
})
$(element).val() returns the value of any form element.
Emil Ivanov
2010-02-03 16:57:27
No, it IS correct. Try it. jQuery knows what it's doing.
Emil Ivanov
2010-02-03 17:03:51
@Emil Pretty sure I have run into this numerous times, but I'll take your word, no time to try it.
meagar
2010-02-03 17:04:56
Apologies, I was mistaken.
meagar
2010-02-03 17:11:45
should that say "var value" not "val value"?
Chris F
2010-02-03 17:16:46
`var` of course, my bad!
Emil Ivanov
2010-02-03 17:18:48