get the selected value of an select tag jquery code example

Example 1: how to fetch the selected value of dropdown jquery

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

Example 2: get selected option value

var conceptName = $('#aioConceptName').find(":selected").val();

Example 3: select box get value

// reference to 'scripts' select list 
// used throughout the examples below
var sel = document.getElementById('scripts');

// display value property of select list (from selected option)
console.log( sel.value );