How do I retrieve the zero-based index of the selected option in a select box?
- by Ben McCormack
Let's say I have the following in my HTML code:
<select name="Currency" id="Currency">
<option value="0.85">Euro</option>
<option value="110.33">Japanese Yen</option>
<option value="1.2">Canadian Dollars</option>
</select>
Using jQuery, I can use $("#Currency").val() to give me the selectd value, and I can use $("#Currency :selected").text() to get the selected text.
What do I need to do to get the zero-based index (in this case, 0, 1, or 2) of the current selection?
