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

Various ways

1. $("#myselect option:selected").text();

2. $("#myselect :selected").text();

3. $("#myselect").children(":selected").text();

4. $("#myselect").find(":selected").text();