jQuery/Bootstrap : dropdown-toggle is not setting the selected menu item as default selected item

Question

I have a bootstrap dropdown but i am not able to set the selected menu item as default selected dropdown item?

<div class="dropdown">
   <button class="btn dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="drpDownCat"
    data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="true"> 
     Select a Category<span class="caret"></span>
   </button>

    <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="drpDownCat">
       <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Category 1</a></li>
       <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Category 2</a></li>
       <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Category 3</a></li>
       <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Category 4</a></li>
   </ul>
</div>

   <script>
   $('.dropdown-toggle').click(function()
     {
       $('.dropdown-menu').toggle();
     });

   </script>

I have created a JSFiddle for the above code.

Answer 1

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-1q8mTJOASx8j1Au+a5WDVnPi2lkFfwwEAa8hDDdjZlpLegxhjVME1fgjWPGmkzs7" crossorigin="anonymous">
  <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div class="dropdown">
    <button class="btn dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="drpDownCat"
    data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="true">
    Select a Category<span class="caret"></span>
  </button>

  <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="drpDownCat">
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Category 1</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Category 2</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Category 3</a></li>
    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Category 4</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
$('.dropdown-item').click(function(){
  $("#drpDownCat").text(this.text)
});
</script>
</body>
</html>

Answer 2

Try this

 $(function() { $(".dropdown-menu li a").click(function() { $(".btn:first-child").text($(this).text()); $(".btn:first-child").val($(this).text()); }); });

 <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.2/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <div class="dropdown"> <button class="btn dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="drpDownCat" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="true"> Select a Category<span class="caret"></span> </button> <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="drpDownCat"> <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Category 1</a> </li> <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Category 2</a> </li> <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Category 3</a> </li> <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Category 4</a> </li> </ul> </div>

jQuery/Bootstrap : dropdown-toggle is not setting the selected menu item as default selected item

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2 answers

solution1
1 2016-05-31 18:31:42

solution2
1 ACCPTED 2016-05-31 18:34:05

jQuery/Bootstrap : dropdown-toggle is not setting the selected menu item as default selected item

Question

2 answers

solution1 1 2016-05-31 18:31:42

solution2 1 ACCPTED 2016-05-31 18:34:05

solution1
1 2016-05-31 18:31:42

solution2
1 ACCPTED 2016-05-31 18:34:05