Get the dropdownlist selected text, value and index using JavaScript

Mohammed Imtiyaz Jun 1, 2014
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This tutorial will show you how to get the selected text, value and index from dropdownlist using JavaScript.

Demo

Note: Index starts from '0' (Zero) 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
    <select id="Select1" name="D1" onChange='getDropdownElements();'>
        <option value="sel">-- Select any item --</option>
        <option value="se">Software Engineer</option>
        <option value="ce">Civil Engineer</option>
        <option value="me">Mechanical Engineer</option>
        <option value="ee">Electrical Engineer</option>
    </select>
</body>
</html>

JavaScript Function

<script lang="javascript" type="text/javascript">
        function getDropdownElements() {
            var dropDownBox = document.getElementById("Select1");
            var selIndex = dropDownBox.selectedIndex;
            var selValue = dropDownBox.options[selIndex].value;
            var selText = dropDownBox.options[selIndex].text;

            alert("Selected Text : " + selText);
            alert("Selected Value : " + selValue);
            alert("Selected Item Index : " + selIndex);
        }
</script>

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