Get selected item value from Bootstrap DropDown with specific ID

Question

I am \"creating\" my own \"ComboBox\" using Bootstrap 3 and JavaScript. Here is the JSFiddle for what I have so far:

Answer 1

Works GReat.

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<input type="text" name="cat_q" id="cat_q">  

$(document).ready(function(){
    $("#btn_cat div a").click(function(){
       alert($(this).text());

    });
});