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

rated 0 times [ 70] [ 3] / answers: 1 / hits: 17924 / 9 Years ago, mon, may 11, 2015, 12:00:00

I have been searching for a way to get the id from a drop-down list option, when it is selected. I have found the following:
Get selected text from a drop-down list (select box) using jQuery

And tried to change the accepted answer to:

$(#yourdropdownid option:selected).id;

But when I alert() it, it gives me undefined. Is there a way to get the id using JQuery?

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answered 9 Years ago devinjadong · Accepted Answer

Because $(#yourdropdownid option:selected) returns a jQuery object which does not have the id property so, you can use .attr() to get id of the element

$(#yourdropdownid option:selected).attr('id');