Get last selected value of multiple select element
jquery, select
Solution
Use the `:last` selector:
var latest_value = $("option:selected:last",this).val();
It may be that `this` in the context of the callback function doesn't refer to the `<select>` element itself, but instead to an element within it, so try the following:
var latest_value =
$(this).closest('select').find('option').filter(':selected:last').val();
It may also be worth calling `console.log(this);` inside the callback function, just so you know what element you're actually working with.
Problem
I have a number of select boxes that have been set to accept multiple values. Is there anyway that I can use jQuery to get the last selected value? I've tried using the following: ``` var latest_value = $("option:selected",this).val(); ``` and it returned nothing. I only want the last selected value and not the array of values. Thank you in advance As requested here's the HTML I've cut the list down as it's too long: ``` <select id="style-list" name="style-list[]" class="attrs" multiple="multiple"> <option value="7">2 Pack</option> <option value="10">3 Pack</option> <option value="12">4 Pack</option> </select> ``` Then at the top of the page I have the following (I have 8 of these, but I've shown a few so that you can see that I'm using multiple instances of the multiselect widget: ``` $(document).ready(function(){ $("#product-list").multiselect({ selectedList: 4, noneSelectedText: "Product", minWidth: 190 }).multiselectfilter(); $("#style-list").multiselect({ selectedList: 4, noneSelectedText: "Style", minWidth: 190 }).multiselectfilter(); $("#feature-list").multiselect({ selectedList: 4, noneSelectedText: "Features", minWidth: 190 }).multiselectfilter(); }); ``` and then I have this in a seperate js file: ``` $(function(){ $(".attrs").on("multiselectclick", function(event, ui){ var latest_value = $('option', this).filter(':selected:last').val(); alert (latest_value); var view = $("#currentview").val(); var page = 1; run_ajax(view,page); }); }) ``` Thank you