Get selected text from a drop-down list (select box) using jQuery

Question

How can I get the selected text (not the selected value) from a drop-down list in jQuery?

Answer 1

If you already have the dropdownlist available in a variable, this is what works for me:

$("option:selected", myVar).text()

The other answers on this question helped me, but ultimately the jQuery forum thread $(this + "option:selected").attr("rel") option selected is not working in IE helped the most.

Update: fixed the above link