how to get form select box value in jquery code example

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

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

Example 2: select option value jquery

$("select.country").change(function(){
  var selectedCountry = $(this).children("option:selected").val();
  alert("You have selected the country - " + selectedCountry);
});

Example 3: alert dropdown selected text

$(".qualificationStatus option:selected").text()

Example 4: how To fetch the index of dropdown using jquery

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$('#ddlPartnerType option:selected').index()