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how to get the selected index of a drop down

rated 0 times [ 160] [ 2] / answers: 1 / hits: 139761 / 14 Years ago, thu, september 2, 2010, 12:00:00

I have a normal dropdown which I want to get the currently selected index and put that in a variable. Jquery or javascript. Jquery perfered.

<select name=CCards>

<option value=0>Select Saved Payment Method:</option>

<option value=1846>test  xxxx1234</option>

<option value=1962>test2  xxxx3456</option>

</select>

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answered 14 Years ago muhammadbrandend · Accepted Answer

$(select[name='CCards'] option:selected) should do the trick

See jQuery documentation for more detail: http://api.jquery.com/selected-selector/

UPDATE:
if you need the index of the selected option, you need to use the .index() jquery method:

$(select[name='CCards'] option:selected).index()