Get dropdown selected value and text using jquery in SharePoint Online

This jQuery tutorial we will discuss, how we can get drop down list selected value and selected text using jQuery. I was having a requirement to get the dropdown selected text and selected value in my SharePoint online site.

Here I have put the code inside a script editor web part to get dropdown selected value using jquery in SharePoint Online.

Get dropdown selected value using jQuery

Here I have a dropdown list which has 3 values like:

• USA
• UK
• Canada

By using jQuery we will retrieve the selected value and text of the dropdown list.

Select Country
<select id="ddlCountry">
<option value="1">USA</option>
<option value="2">UK</option>
<option value="3">Canada</option>
</select>
<input type="button" id = "btnSelectDropDownValue" value="Retrieve Dropdown Value" />

<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function () {
$("#btnSelectDropDownValue").click(function () {
var selectedText = $("#ddlCountry").find("option:selected").text();
alert (selectedText);
var selectedValue = $("#ddlCountry").val();
alert (selectedValue);
});
});
</script>

Once you click on the button it will show you the dropdown selected value and selected text in an alert box. You can see the output like below:

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Hope this tutorial helps to get dropdown selected value using jQuery.

Bijay Kumar

I am Bijay from Odisha, India. Currently working in my own venture TSInfo Technologies in Bangalore, India. I am Microsoft Office Servers and Services (SharePoint) MVP (5 times). I works in SharePoint 2016/2013/2010, SharePoint Online Office 365 etc. Check out My MVP Profile.. I also run popular SharePoint web site SPGuides.com