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jQWidgets jqxListBox getSelectedIndex() Method

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jQWidgets is a JavaScript framework for making web-based applications for PC and mobile devices. It is a very powerful, optimized, platform-independent, and widely supported framework. The jqxListBox is used to illustrate a jQuery ListBox widget which comprises a list of electable elements.

The getSelectedIndex() method is used to return the selected item’s index from the stated list. In case, no item is selected, then -1 is returned. It has no parameter and it returns a number i.e. index.

Syntax:

$("#jqxListBox").jqxListBox('getSelectedIndex');

Linked Files: Download jQWidgets from the link. In the HTML file, locate the script files in the downloaded folder.

<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”jqwidgets/styles/jqx.base.css” type=”text/css” />
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”scripts/jquery-1.11.1.min.js”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqx-all.js”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqxcore.js”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqxbuttons.js”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqxscrollbar.js”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqxlistbox.js”></script>

Example: The below example illustrates the jqxListBox getSelectedIndex() method in jQWidgets.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  
<head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href=
        "jqwidgets/styles/jqx.base.css" type="text/css" />
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="scripts/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="jqwidgets/jqx-all.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="jqwidgets/jqxcore.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="jqwidgets/jqxbuttons.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="jqwidgets/jqxscrollbar.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="jqwidgets/jqxlistbox.js"></script>
</head>
  
<body>
    <center>
        <h1 style="color: green;">
            GeeksforGeeks
        </h1>
  
        <h3>
            jQWidgets jqxListBox getSelectedIndex() Method
        </h3>
  
        <div id="jqxLB"></div>
        <br />
        <input type="button" id="jqxBtn" 
            style="padding: 5px 20px;" 
            value="get the selected index" />
    </center>
  
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function () {
            var data = ["Computer Science", 
                "C Programming", "C++ Programming"];
  
            $("#jqxLB").jqxListBox({
                source: data,
                width: "200px",
                height: "80px",
                selectedIndex: 1,
            });
  
            $("#jqxBtn").on("click", function () {
                var i = $("#jqxLB").jqxListBox("getSelectedIndex");
                console.log("Selected Index is: " + i);
            });
        });
    </script>
</body>
  
</html>

Output:

getSelectedIndex method

Reference: https://www.jqwidgets.com/jquery-widgets-documentation/documentation/jqxlistbox/jquery-listbox-api.htm?search=


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Last Updated : 05 Oct, 2021
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