Jquery/ javascript : Select all the selected values from drop down

Question

Select box

<select id="update-select" multiple="multiple">
  <option value="3">Test1 </option>
  <option value="4">Test2 </option>
  <option value="5">Test3 /option>
  <option value="6">Test4</option>
  <option value="15">Test5</option>
</select>

I am selecting the options from another jquery click function based on some manipulation .

(say i have selected values 3 and 4)

later i want to see the values of selected option

i tried,

selectedVals = $("#update-select option:selected").val() ;
alert(selectedVals) // alerts 3

it shows only the first value selected.

Any suggestion?

Possible duplicates stackoverflow.com/questions/3243476/…

Krish R
– Krish R

2013-11-25 06:52:58 +00:00
Commented Nov 25, 2013 at 6:52 — Krish R
– Krish R, Commented Nov 25, 2013 at 6:52

Arun P Johny · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-25 06:57:56Z

3

this should do

selectedVals = $("#update-select").val() ;

answered Nov 25, 2013 at 6:57

Arun P Johny

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Rob Angelier · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-25 06:59:41Z

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You should use:

$("#update-select option:selected").each(function(i,elem){
   alert($(elem).val());
});

Here's an example: http://jsfiddle.net/5jNWY/

Hope this helps!

edited Nov 25, 2013 at 6:59

answered Nov 25, 2013 at 6:54

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2 Comments

monda Over a year ago

i want values not text

shiftycow Over a year ago

A similar solution, but with pushing the values onto an array, which is probably what you're after: jsfiddle.net/eN32E

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