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HTML
<select multiple='multiple' id="selMulti">
<option value="1">Option 1</option>
<option value="2">Option 2</option>
<option value="3">Option 3</option>
<option value="4">Option 4</option>
</select>
<input type="button" id="go" value="Go!" />
<div style="margin-top: 10px;" id="result"></div>
JavaScript
$("#go").click(function(){
var selMulti = $.map($("#selMulti option:selected"), function (el, i) {
return $(el).text();
});
$("#result").text(selMulti.join(", "));
});