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Hide text before dollar sign character in options without removing completely

I am trying to find a way to select part of the string before the dollar sign in the select menu. Right now I am just trying to hide it so it does not appear in the dropdown, but it will be used later so I do not want to simply strip it out because I will need to be able to use it in a variable when the option is selected.
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<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<select>
<option>1$5,000</option>
<option>2$10,000</option>
<option>5$100,000</option>
<option>10$500,000</option>
</select>
So far I have only been able to remove it completely, but then I was unable to store it and use it when someone selects on of the option.
Side note: I am unable to edit the html directly, the code is automatically generated.

okay... I just noticed the side note.
I am unable to edit the html directly, the code is automatically generated.
The trick here, will be to set a data value for each option.
// Run that loop to set the data values for each option
$("select option").each(function() {
let optionText = $(this).text();
let textSplit = optionText.split("$")
$(this).data("before_dolard_sign", textSplit[0])
$(this).text(textSplit[1])
})
$("select").on("change", function() {
// So on change, you have access to it
console.log($(this).find("option:selected").data("before_dolard_sign"))
})
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<select>
<option>1$5,000</option>
<option>2$10,000</option>
<option>5$100,000</option>
<option>10$500,000</option>
</select>

You can use the value attribute to store more information not in the text visible to the user. I've added some code below to show how you can get the text or value selected by the user.
If that isn't suitable I've also created a test input and button which helps demonstrate how you can split a string in the way you need to.
The code is fully commented.
Let me know if you were hoping for something else.
// Detect when user changes select option
$("#selectTest").change(function() {
// Get the text selected by the user
console.log($("#selectTest option:selected").text());
// Get the value selected by the user
console.log($(this).val());
});
// Add click event
$("#splitButton").click(function() {
// Get input value
var test = $("#splitTest").val();
// Split around dollar sign
var els = test.split("$");
// Print values to show we did it correctly
console.log(els[0]);
console.log("$" + els[1]);
});
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<select id="selectTest">
<option value="1$5,000">$5,000</option>
<option value="1$5,000">$10,000</option>
<option value="5$100,000">$100,000</option>
<option value="10$500,000">$500,000</option>
</select>
<input id="splitTest" value="10$500,000">
<button id="splitButton">Show Split</button>

why not place this data onto a data-meta attribute?
instead of
<option>1$5,000</option>
<option>2$10,000</option>
<option>5$100,000</option>
<option>10$500,000</option>
perhaps
<option data-meta="1">$5,000</option>
<option data-meta="2">$10,000</option>
<option data-meta="5">$100,000</option>
<option data-meta="10">$500,000</option>
then you can find the selected option and use element.getAttribute("data-meta") to retrieve the data when you need it
edit: i now see your side-note that you can't edit the html. well, replace it. loop over the html, and use .split on the textContent, and move that meta data into an attribute

Use the data attribute to store the info and then run an event listener to retrieve the dataset when selected on change?
const select = document.querySelectorAll('#money');
select.forEach((val) => {
if (val.value != 'undefined') {
val.addEventListener('change', () => {
let data = val.options[val.selectedIndex].dataset['num'];
console.log(data)
})
}
});
<select id="money">
<option style="display: none;">-->Select an option below<--</option>
<option data-num='1' class='opt' value='5000'>$5,000</option>
<option data-num='2' class='opt' value='10000'>$10,000</option>
<option data-num='5' class='opt' value='100000'>$100,000</option>
<option data-num='10' class='opt' value='500000'>$500,000</option>
</select>

How can we add the static label for select2

In my application I am using select2 plugin for drop-down with multiple select values. And now I want to add some static option to the select2 drop-down.
<select multiple="" class="test">
<option value="a">Illustrations</option>
<option value="b">Maps</option>
<option value="add">Add Status</option>
</select>
And I am applying multi select, now when I click on add status option I want to do some functionality and this option will not selected as like the option.
And my js code :
$('.test').select2();
$('.test').on("select2-selecting", function(e) {
alert($(".test").val());
});
But alert is giving all the selected values a,b,add. But I want to get the 'add' option only.
Please suggest me how can I do this.
Thanks in advance.

Try it with this:
alert($(".test option:selected").val());

Could it be? Or do you need to handle an event at the value 'add'?
$('.test').select2();
$('.test').on("select2:select", function(e) {
if( $('.test').val()[0] === "add" ) {alert("add")}
//or search value add
if($(".test").val().indexOf("add") > -1) {alert("search add")}
});

How do I get selected value from Drop Down List?

I have a drop down list (DDL)...
I would usually just use $('#ddl option:selected').val()
but I have stored the jQuery object...
var myDDL = $('#ddl');
I can't figure out how I would use the variable myDDL alongside with option:selected
Not sure how to word my question really...

You simply need to call val() on the select object to get the selected value.
$('#ddl').val()
To get the variable just for the sake of knowing you can use find
selectedVal = myDDL.find('option:selected').val();
The .val() method is primarily used to get the values of form elements
such as input, select and textarea. In the case of select elements, it
returns null when no option is selected and an array containing the
value of each selected option when there is at least one and it is
possible to select more because the multiple attribute is present, jQuery Docs

Please try this.
Call this below function to see the effects.
----------------------- JS-Code -----------------------
TestFunction();
function TestFunction() {
var myDDL = $('#ddl');
var selectedVal = myDDL.find('option:selected').val();
alert(selectedVal);
}
-------------------- HTML Code --------------------------
<div id="divTest">
<select id="ddl">
<option>one</option>
<option selected="selected">two</option>
</select>
</div>

HTML:
<select id="ddlCountry" name="ddlCountry">
<option selected="selected" value="1">India
</option>
<option value="2">USA
</option>
</select>
JQuery:
$('#ddlCountry').val()
I hope this helps. If this does resolve your problem, please mark the post as answered.
Thanks,
Prashant

Try with this:
myDDL.find('option:selected').val();
As myDDL is a jQuery object, so you can use .find() method to get the selected value.

Selected using option ID

<select id="editSkillList">
<option id="0">Select</option>
<option id="8">text1</option>
<option id="5">text2</option>
<option id="4">text3</option>
</select><br><br>
Javascript code
document.getElementById("editSkillList").selectedIndex="2";
But i want set selected using option id.Is it posible? then please help me

You can just set the selects value to the text you get from the option after targeting the ID
document.getElementById("editSkillList").value = document.getElementById('4').innerText;
FIDDLE
EDIT:
If the options have a value, you just set the selects value to one of the options value
document.getElementById("editSkillList").value = document.getElementById('4').value;

You can do:
document.getElementById('5').selected = true;
Replace '5' with the id of the option you need to select.

you can select your option using below code.
Javascript
document.getElementById("editSkillList").value = document.getElementById('4').value;
or you can use this code also.
var editSkillList = document.getElementById("editSkillList");
editSkillList.options[editSkillList.selectedIndex].value;
i hope it will help you.

Javascript - Select drop down element with target value

I have a drop down box with values dynamically populated from a database. So, its HTML is somewhat like this:
<select id="productclass">
<option value="1">Name1</option>
<option value="7">Name2</option>
<option value="11">Name11</option>
</select>
Where the id's and the names are pulled from the database.
I need to be able to write JavaScript to select the option with a specific value. So, how can I make option #7 selected using JavaScript? I can use JQuery too if it's easier.

If you want to select the option with value 7, use:
document.getElementById("productclass").value = "7";
$("#productclass").val("7"); //jQuery
If you mean option number 7 by "#7", use:
document.getElementById("productclass").selectedIndex = 6;
// Indexes are zero-based, the 7th element is referred through index 6

Try this with jquery:
$('#productclass').val('7');
Here's a jsfiddle