SessionStorage Select Menu

SessionStorage Select Menu

by vieckys

HTML

<select name="options" id='dropdown'>
  <option value="0" selected>--- select here ---</option>
  <option value="1">1st Option</option>
  <option value="2">2nd Option</option>
  <option value="3">3rd Option</option>
  <option value="4">4th Option</option>
 </select>

JavaScript

let selectedItem = sessionStorage.getItem("SelectedItem");

 if (selectedItem) {
   	$('#dropdown').val(selectedItem);
 } else {
   $('#dropdown').val(0);
 }

 $('#dropdown').change(function() { 
   var dropVal = $(this).val();
   sessionStorage.setItem("SelectedItem", dropVal);
 });