1 <body>
2
3 <select id="list" style="padding: 10px;" onchange="getSelectValue();">
4 <option value="js">JavaScript</option>
5 <option value="php">PHP</option>
6 <option value="c#">Csharp</option>
7 <option value="java">Java</option>
8 <option value="node">Node.js</option>
9 </select>
10
11 <script>
12 function getSelectValue()
13 {
14 var selectedValue = document.getElementById("list").value;
15 alert(selectedValue);
16 }
17 getSelectValue();
18 </script>
19 </body>
1<select id="ddlViewBy">
2 <option value="1">test1</option>
3 <option value="2" selected="selected">test2</option>
4 <option value="3">test3</option>
5</select>
6
7var e = document.getElementById("ddlViewBy");
8var strUser = e.value;
9//Would make strUser be 2.
10
11var e = document.getElementById("ddlViewBy");
12var strUser = e.options[e.selectedIndex].text;
13//Would make strUser be test2.
1// reference to 'scripts' select list
2// used throughout the examples below
3var sel = document.getElementById('scripts');
4
5// display value property of select list (from selected option)
6console.log( sel.value );
7