Chosen Select Box Value/Text getter

chosen-extras.js

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// SET NAMESPACE TO AVOID CONFLICTS AND HOLD CONFIG VALUES
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------

var App = App || {};

// Basic Config and Language Options
App = {

    config : {},
    /**
     * Returns selected Chosen option value and text.
     *
     * @param  object event Reference to Chosen object.
     *
     * @return object
     */
    getChosenVals : function(event) {
      var that = $(event.target);
      var vals = {val: that.val(), text: that.find(":selected").text()};

      /*
      var value  = $("#organization_id").find(":selected").text();
      //var len    = value.length;

      if (len > 20){
        value = value.substr(0,17) + '...';
      }
       */

       return vals;
    }
};