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

For the text of the selected item, use:

$('select[name="thegivenname"] option:selected').text();

For the value of the selected item, use:

$('select[name="thegivenname"] option:selected').val();