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Dave_L
Dave_L

Reputation: 383

retrieve selected items from jquery MultiSelect

Simple question but I just can't find the answer. I'm using the 'a beautiful site' jquery multiSelect dropdown select plugin <link>. Everything seems to work using:

$(document).ready(function() {
    $("#contact).multiSelect(); 
});

Then in the body:

<select id="contact" name="contact_list[]" multiple="multiple" size="5"> 
  <option value=""></option>
  <option value="Alekseev">Alekseev</option>
  <option value="Bettis">Bettis</option>
  <option value="Chlachula">Chlachula</option>
  <option value="Kohfeld">Kohfeld</option>
  <option value="Maher">Maher</option>
  <option value="Muhs">Muhs</option>
</select>

The simple question is: how do I retrieve a JavaScript array of the selected values equivalent to the simple non-jquery:

var contactName = document.getElementById('contact').value;

Appreciate any help.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 420

Answers (1)

palaѕн
palaѕн

Reputation: 73896

Try this:

var arr = $("#contact").val();
console.log(arr);  // ["Bettis", "Chlachula"]

Upvotes: 1

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