Jquery to get SelectedText from dropdown
asp.net-mvc-3, jquery
Solution
I had the same problem yesterday :-)
$("#SelectedCountryId option:selected").text()
I also read that this is slow, if you want to use it often you should probably use something else.
I don't know why yours is not working, this one is for me, maybe someone else can help...
Problem
I am trying to get the selected Text from the dropdownlist using Jquery. ``` <div> @Html.DropDownList("SelectedCountryId", Model.CountryList, "(Select one Country)") </div> ``` Given below is the Jquery that I am using. But this is not working. I tried ``` var selectedText1 = $("#SelectedCountryId").val($(this).find(":selected").text()); ``` and is returning [object object]. But how to read the selected text? Next I tried ``` var selectedText2 = $("#SelectedCountryId:selected").text(); ``` Then it's returning empty. I also tried ``` var selectedText2 = $("#SelectedCountryId option:selected").text(); ``` This also returned empty. I am able to return the selectedID using ``` var selectedID = $("#SelectedCountryId").val(); ``` But why not the selected text? Is there anything wrong with my Jquery here? Please help ``` <script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery-1.5.1.js")" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function () { $("#SelectedCountryId").change(function () { var selectedText1 = $("#SelectedCountryId").val($(this).find(":selected").text()); var selectedText2 = $("#SelectedCountryId:selected").text(); alert("You selected :" + selectedText1 + selectedText2 ); }); ``` This is the HTML for my dropdown below ``` <select id="SelectedCountryId" name="SelectedCountryId"><option value="">(Select one Country)</option> <option value="19">USA</option> <option value="10">Germany</option> <option value="12">Australia</option> </select> ```