Question

I have a multiple selection list which have more than 5 options. But i want to restrict the selection of the options to 2 or 3 options. How to do it using jquery? How to get the count of selection options in multiple selection list? I am using jquery validation plugin.

Answer 1

You can use the :selected selector to select them, then get the .length, like this:

var count = $("#mySelect :selected").length;