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

Try like this -

$(document.body).on('click', '.dropdown-menu li a', function (e) {
    alert($(this).text());
});

Demo - Fiddle