JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by techiedelight

HTML

<label for="pets">Choose your pets:</label>
<select name="pets" id="pets">
  <option value="dog">Dog</option>
  <option value="cat">Cat</option>
  <option value="rabbit">Rabbit</option>
  <option value="parrot">Parrot</option>
</select>

<button id="submit">Get Selected Text</button>
<br><br>
<div id="container"></div>

CSS

label {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  padding-right: 10px;
}

button,
select {
  font-size: .9rem;
  padding: 2px 5px;
}

JavaScript

document.getElementById('submit').onclick = function() {
  var e = document.getElementById("pets");
  var text = e.options[e.selectedIndex].text;
  document.getElementById("container").innerHTML = 'The selected text is ' + text;
}