JQuery examples

Combobox

Q: How can I get a dropdownlist/combobox selected text in jQuery? ^[1].
A: There are several possibilities which can be found on the Internet:

The most simple solution (and working solution), but imho very difficult to remember.
```
$("#yourdropdownid option:selected").text();
```

A more optimized way, but not working for me.

$("#yourdropdownid option").is("selected").text()

One stated this is the fastest. But imho not working anymore!

$("#yourdropdownid").children("option").is("selected").text()

One stated is() should not be used because it is a boolean whether selected or not. Same problem does not work anymore.
```
$("#yourdropdownid").children("option").filter(":selected").text()
```

So this leaves me to the conclusion the best way to get the values from a combobox are:

To get the selected key-value of the combo box:
```
$("#yourdropdownid option:selected").val();
```
To get the selected text-value of the combo box:
```
$("#yourdropdownid option:selected").text();
```

A list box seems to be somewhat more complicated. For me the following construction works fine:

var cList = $("input[name=yourlistname]");
key = cList.filter(":checked").val();
text = cList.filter(":checked").text();