how to get the select tag jquery code example

Example 1: jquery selected option text

$("#mySelect option:selected").html();

Example 2: jquery get all select options

//looping through options select with jQuery
$("#mySelectID option").each(function(){
    var thisOptionValue=$(this).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 );