<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
Select your favorite fruit:
<select id="mySelect">
<option value="apple">Apple</option>
<option value="orange">Orange</option>
<option value="pineapple">Pineapple</option>
<option value="banana">Banana</option>
</select>
<p>Click the button to return the value of the selected fruit.</p>
<button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {
var x = document.getElementById("mySelect").selectedIndex;
alert(document.getElementsByTagName("option")[x].value);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>