jQuery Form How to - Get selected option








Question

We would like to know how to get selected option.

Answer


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<html>
  <head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src='http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.5.2.js'></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(){
            $("select").change(function () {
                  var str = "";
                  $("select option:selected").each(function () {
                        str += $(this).text() + " ";
                      });
                  $("div").text(str);
                })
                .change();
        });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
        <select name="sweets" multiple="multiple">
            <option>A</option>
            <option selected="selected">B</option>
            <option>C</option>
            <option selected="selected">D</option>
            <option>E</option>
            <option>F</option>
          </select>
          <div></div>
    </body>
</html>

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