Twitter Bootstrap: How do I get the selected value of dropdown?

Question

I need to get the value a user selects from a twitter bootstrap dropdown. Once the user selects a value I want the dropdown to display that value. So, the user selects \'pending

Answer 1

I had the same issue. The solution is pretty easy and I think the answers above may be overcomplicating a bit.

Just use $(this).text()

Assign a class name to the "" bit then..

$(".yourUlClassName li a").click( function() {
    var yourText = $(this).text();
});