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How do I get selected name from a SELECT (drop downlist) with JavaScript?
I use code similar to the below to get the selected value of a drop down list. Can someone tell me how I would get the selected name from the control also? Thank you.
function myFunction(){
var elem = document.getElementById('s
var selValue = elem.options[ elem.selectedIndex ].value;
}
function myFunction(){
var elem = document.getElementById('s
var selValue = elem.options[ elem.selectedIndex ].value;
}
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Russ Suter
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Just change .value to .innerText. That should give you the desired result.
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Options don't have a name, so what you want is the name of the select itself.Also be aware that to get the selected value you can simply call:
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