printing option selected index

[mili]

I have a select box like this

<select name="sel1" onchange="changeDIV(this)">
<option value="">select an item</option>
<OPTION value="1">records Check</OPTION>
</select>

I'm trying to print "records check"

I used this:
alert(document.forms[0].sel1.options[document.forms[0].sel1.selectedIndex].value);

and the result i got was 1.

How can I print the value between the option tag as opposed to value=1?

thanks

[Fang]

Change value to text:

alert(document.forms[0].sel1.options[document.forms[0].sel1.selectedIndex].text);

[mili]

Thanks :)