Get Text Select That Runat="Server"

Question

   <select   id="Select1">
         <option>1</option>
         <option>2</option>
         <option>3</option>
  </select>

alert($("#Select1").val());

this code Is Correct And Return Current Value.

BUT

   <select runat="server"   id="Select1">
         <option></option>
  </select>

function parseXmlQuestion(xml)
{

   $(xml).find("Question").each(function()
  { 
     var value=$(this).find('Text').text()
     $('#<%=Select1.ClientID %>').
      append($("<option></option>").
      attr("value",value).
      text(value)); 
   });

}

alert( $('#<%=Select1.ClientID %>').val());
alert( $('#<%=Select1.ClientID %> option:selected').val());

or

alert( $('#<%=Select1.ClientID %>').text());
alert( $('#<%=Select1.ClientID %> option:selected').val());

or

alert( $('#<%=Select1.ClientID %>').html());
alert( $('#<%=Select1.ClientID %> option:selected').val());

return null or undefined .

Is it actually appending the `option` elements? When you inspect it on the client-side (with something like FireBug) what actually happens? The second example adds more variables than just the `runat="server"`. — David, Mar 14 '11 at 12:02
Why have you re-posted this question?? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5297778/get-current-text-select — Andrew, Mar 14 '11 at 12:10
first of all, you need to put ';' at the end of var value=$(this).find('Text').text() — neebz, Mar 14 '11 at 12:11
Put an alert within you each() call and make sure it is hitting that — Andrew, Mar 14 '11 at 12:11
@nEEbz actually its not really required, its good practice but not that will fix his problem :) — Val, Mar 14 '11 at 12:12

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 14 '11 at 12:11

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u need to remove <option></option> from

   <select runat="server"   id="Select1">
         <option></option> <-- your values get added after this so probably the null is coming from here
  </select>

it should be like

   <select runat="server"   id="Select1"></select>

answered Mar 14 '11 at 12:11

Rafay

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from where you are removing the `option`? – Rafay Mar 14 '11 at 12:58
in html code that remoove in script error say append do not defined – ashkufaraz Mar 14 '11 at 13:00
dont know what you meant to say but only remove it from the `html` ...don't remove it from script... do not remove `select` just remove the `option` element – Rafay Mar 14 '11 at 13:17
`<%=Select1.ClientID %>` is probably empty or `NULL` so `$('#').append(...)` would result in error – Val Mar 14 '11 at 14:21

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 14 '11 at 12:35

Ok you are a bit weird and you are helping us less each time you answer...

Here is what you should do.

test that this returns the correct id. <%=Select1.ClientID %> which should be Select1
check your xml, that is, correct, (use json preferably it's far easier) including the caps of your xml tags. so do either console.log(value) or alert(value) if you haven't evolved yet :)
parseXmlQuestion() should be called somewhere on the page otherwise you just having a sitting duck not being shot or not telling it to run in other words

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