how to iterate through multiple select options with jquery

Question

I was just wondering if it\'s possible to go through multiple select options and get their values and text(if one is selected get the value and text, if 2 is selected get both o

Answer 1

This function will return an array of text/value pairs for the selects matching the given class.

function getSelects(klass) {
    var selected = [];
    $('select.' + klass).children('option:selected').each( function() {
        var $this = $(this);
        selected.push( { text: $this.text(), value: $this.val() } );
    });
    return selected;
}