get dropdown value in jquery code example

Example 1: how to get the value of dropdown in jquery

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$('#ddlName option:selected').val();

Example 2: change value of drop down using jquery

$('#ddlID').val('New_OptionValue').change()

Example 3: jquery get dropdown list selected value

$('#dropDownId').val();

Example 4: jquery: get selected option of the drop down list

$('#ddlID').val();
$('#ddlID').text();

Example 5: get id value of html dropdown in jquery

$('#dropDownId :selected').text();