drop down list

<select id="ddlViewBy">

  <option value="1">test1</option>

  <option value="2" selected="selected">test2</option>

  <option value="3">test3</option>

</select>



// Running this code:



var e = document.getElementById("ddlViewBy");

var strUser = e.options[e.selectedIndex].value;



// Would make strUser be 2. If what you actually want is test2, then do this:



var e = document.getElementById("ddlViewBy");

var strUser = e.options[e.selectedIndex].text;