Show HTML of Select

Selected Dropdown Value is HTML of another Element

by LyndseyB

HTML

<select>
    <option value="1"> Test 1</option>
    <option value="2"> Test 2 </option>
    <option value="3"> Test 3 </option>
    <option value="4"> Test 4 </option>
</select>
<span id="selectVal"></span>

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $('select').change(function() {
        thisVal = $('option:selected', this).text();
        $('#selectVal').html(thisVal);
    });
});