Question

I get a HTML select option, which I generate with PHP. The names of the options are the folders in a directory. Now I need the value in my jQuery script. I just know the commands $('#select :selected').text() or $(#select).val() but both just bring me the current selected option.

The select box with PHP:

<select id="existAlbum" name="existAlbum" size="1">
    <option>SELECT ALBUM</option>
    <?PHP
        foreach ($alledateien as $datei) {

            $dateiinfo = pathinfo($album."/".$datei);
            if ($datei != "." && $datei != ".." && $datei != "background.jpg" && $datei != "loading.gif") {

                echo ('<option>' . $datei . '</option>');
            };
        };
    ?>      
</select>

Is it possible to add all the values in a jQuery Array?
I need to compare the option values with other words.

Answer 1

$(function(){

    var optionValues = [];

    $('#existAlbum option').each(function(){
        optionValues.push(this.value);
        //or if you want to use the jquery methods on each option:
        //$(this).val()
        //with your current code, you would need $(this).text(), 
        //since youre not adding any values
        //"this" is the current DOM element (<option>)
    });

    //do stuff with the optionValues-array here

});