HTML DOM text Property
 Complete Option Object Reference
Definition and Usage
The text property sets or returns the text value of an option.
Syntax
optionObject.text=sometext
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Example
The following example returns the text of the selected option:
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function getOption()
{
var x=document.getElementById("mySelect")
alert(x.options[x.selectedIndex].text)
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
Select your favorite fruit:
<select id="mySelect">
<option>Apple</option>
<option>Orange</option>
<option>Pineapple</option>
<option>Banana</option>
</select>
<br /><br />
<input type="button" onclick="getOption()"
value="Alert text of selected option">
</form>
</body>
</html>
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Try-It-Yourself Demos
Return the text of a selected option in a dropdown list
Set
the text of a selected option in a dropdown list
Complete Option Object Reference
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