How get option text from select?

Question

how i can get the text selected from select tag?

<select id="51" class="toque">
    <option value="1">Save</option>
    <option value="2">Delete</option>                                    
</select>

I want to get the text between option tag (Save or Delete).

Possible duplicate of [Get selected option text with JavaScript](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14976495/get-selected-option-text-with-javascript) — cantuket, Feb 24 '19 at 00:22

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 24 '19 at 00:22

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var sel = document.getElementById("51");
var text= sel.options[sel.selectedIndex].text;

answered Feb 24 '19 at 00:22

Wilson Madrid

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cantuket · Answer 2 · 2019-02-24T00:38:08.607

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document.getElementById('51').selectedOptions[0].text;

edited Feb 24 '19 at 00:38

answered Feb 24 '19 at 00:19

cantuket

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dont want to get the value param, but the text value between the tag. – gaston graciani Feb 24 '19 at 00:22
I'd recommend closing this question in favor of [Retrieving the text of the selected – cantuket Feb 24 '19 at 00:49

How get option text from select?

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