AJAX/Jquery Store dropdown value in variable

Question

In my script I have the following:-

<script>
      $("#country").on("change", function(){
        var selected = $(this).val();
        $("#results").html("<div class='alert-box success'><span><img src='images/shipping_ukrm.jpg'></span> <b>&pound" + selected + " plus Packaging</b></div>");
		$('#frmelement').val(selected);
      })
    </script>

I select the country which in turn gets the value of the option value in dropdown select field, but I want to store the dropdown value which is country name in a variable to pass and use within a form

Anyone help

This is the select dropdown box information

echo '<select name="country" id="country" class="span5" />';
	echo '<option value="0" selected>Select Country</option>';
	mysql_connect("$host", "$username", "$password")or die("cannot connect");
	mysql_select_db("$db_name")or die("cannot select DB");
	$sql1 = "SELECT c.country_id,c.name,pr.price,pr.weight,pr.weight1,pr.class,c.Zone FROM country as c LEFT JOIN postagerates as pr ON pr.class = c.Zone WHERE (pr.weight <= '$totweight' AND pr.weight1 >= '$totweight') ORDER BY c.name ASC";
	$query1 = mysql_query($sql1);
	while ($row2 = mysql_fetch_array($query1)) { 
	echo '<option value = "'.money_format('%.2n', $row2["price"]).'">'.$row2["name"].'</option>';
	}
		echo '</select>

haim770 · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-14 16:19:48Z

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Try this:

var selected = $(this).find('option:selected').text()

See Fiddle

answered Apr 14, 2015 at 16:19

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Peter Foster Over a year ago

ok, that gets the selected text, how do you store this as a variable and can use it and display the data in that variable

haim770 Over a year ago

My above code is already storing the chosen country name in the selected variable. I cannot know in advance where and how exactly you want to further show this variable data. You need to elaborate more.

Peter Foster Over a year ago

Well I have taken the selected variable, transferred it into an input text field which is hidden and on processing of the form taken the input text value and stored in a session variable and now able to use it as and when.

Jesper · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-17 09:45:35Z

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Here is code :

     echo '<select name="country" id="country"  />';
     echo '<option value="0" selected>Select Country</option>';
     echo '<option value = "'.money_format('%.2n', $row2["price"]).'">'.$row2["monday"].'</option>';
 }
 echo '</select>

edited Dec 17, 2019 at 9:45

Jesper

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answered Dec 17, 2019 at 9:24

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Roberto Caboni Over a year ago

I suggest you to add some text to descrive your solution. This will make your answer more helpful (and more likely to be upvoted ;) ).

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