Get selected value in dropdown list using JavaScript

If you have a select element that looks like this: <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; Which … Read more