get the selected element jquery code example

Example 1: jquery get selected option value

var selectedOptionText = $('#mySelectID').find(":selected").text();//selected option text
var selectedOptionVal = $('#mySelectID').find(":selected").val();//selected option value

Example 2: get option value jquery

    state1
    state2
    state3


$('#state option[data-id="2"]').val();

//output state2