I have input text like
<input type=hidden name=xa id=xa data-placeholder=.. style =width: 360px;/>
and i using select2
$(#xa).select2({...});
now, i want to get text when i press 'get text'
$(#gettext).click(function () {
alert($('#xa').val()); // or $('#xa').select2(val);
});
But it get the id of text. It's not text. How can i do it. thanks
Select2 creates a data- attribute for internal purpose, were it stores some necessary information like id,selected value of select2 instance. this can used to extract selected value.
Select2 Community : Each element instantiated as a
select2component must contain id and text keys.
var id = $(test).select2('data').id;
var seletedVal = $(test).select2('data').text;
Update : With Latest version of Select2 , the object is stored in a array,so the text has to be accessed as below (jsfiddle link updated as well).
$(test).select2('data')[0].text //instead of $(test).select2('data').text
thanks for update @DiMono
Happy Coding :)
