Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Option text Property

The text property sets or gets the text of an option element.

Browser Support


`text`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

Return the text property.

var v = optionObject.text

Set the text property.

optionObject.text=text

Property Values

Value	Description
text	Set the text of the option element

Return Value

A String type value representing the text of the option element.

Example

The following code shows how to Change the text of an option element in a drop-down list.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
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Select your favorite fruit:
<select>
  <option id="C">C</option>
  <option id="A">A</option>
  <option id="P">P</option>
  <option id="B">B</option>
</select>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("C").text = "newTextForApple";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 2

The following code shows how to get the text of the selected option in a drop-down list.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<!--   w w  w.j  a va  2  s . c  o  m-->
Select your favorite fruit:
<select onchange="myFunction(this)">
  <option>A</option>
  <option>O</option>
  <option>C</option>
  <option>R</option>
</select>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction(selTag) {
    var x = selTag.options[selTag.selectedIndex].text;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "You selected: " + x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 3

The following code shows how to get the text of all options in a drop-down list.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<!--from  ww w .jav  a2s. c o m-->
Select your favorite fruit:
<select id="mySelect">
  <option>A</option>
  <option>B</option>
  <option>C</option>
  <option>D</option>
</select>
<button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("mySelect");
    var i;
    for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
        console.log(x.options[i].text);
    }
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: