How to Get Dropdown's Selected Item's text in Kendo UI?

Question

I am using Kendo UI Controls. I want to get the selected text of the dropdown list in jquery. I have used this syntax : ``` $("#ddl").data("kendoDropDownList").text(); ``` I am able to get the text in all browsers except IE. I don't know why this is not working in IE, please help me. Is there any other way to get selected Text ?

Accepted Answer

In order to get text value of a DropDownList use command as below :

```
$("#ddl").data("kendoDropDownList").text();
```

How to Get Dropdown's Selected Item's text in Kendo UI?

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