Question

I am attempting to retrieve and set the selected value of a select element (drop down list) with jQuery.

for retrievel i have tried $("#myId").find(':selected').val(), as well as $("#myId").val() but both return undefined.

Any insight into this problem would be much appreciated.

Answer 1

The way you have it is correct at the moment. Either the id of the select is not what you say or you have some issues in the dom.

Check the Id of the element and also check your markup validates at here at W3c.

Without a valid dom jQuery cannot work correctly with the selectors.

If the id’s are correct and your dom validates then the following applies:

To Read Select Option Value

$('#selectId').val();

To Set Select Option Value

$('#selectId').val('newValue');

To Read Selected Text

$('#selectId>option:selected').text();