It's easier than you think. Just use the value of the select element itself:
function specify( select ){
var spName = select.value;
alert( spName );
}
You may want to run the same code on the keyup event as well as the change
event, to make the cursor keys select immediately:
<select onchange="specify(this)" onkeyup="specify(this)" ...>
And, of course, you can use jQuery event handling instead of the inline
event handling if you wish:
<select id="specifier">
...
$('#specifier').change( specify ).keyup( specify );
function specify(){
var spName = this.value;
alert( spName );
}
-Mike
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> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 9:35 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [jQuery] Select option value
>
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> Here is a simple code:
>
> <select onchange="specify(this)" ...>
> <option....>.....</option>
> <option....>.....</option>
> ......
> <option....>.....</option>
> </select>
>
> How can I get the value of the selected option? I tried
>
> function specify(current){
> var spName = $j(current+" option:selected").val();
> alert(spName);
>
> }
>
> But it returns undefined value. What is wrong here?
>
> Thanks
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