how to get the value of a select option in 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: select option value jquery

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

Example 3: get selected option value jquery

$("#vacc_wellness_agegroups option:selected").val();

Example 4: jquery select option by value

$('.selDiv option[value="SEL1"]')

Example 5: jquery dropdown selected value show field

jQuery(document).ready(function() {
    jQuery("#carm3").change(function() {
        if (jQuery(this).val() === 'other'){ 
            jQuery('input[name=other_interest]').show();   
        } else {
            jQuery('input[name=other_interest]').hide(); 
        }
    });
});

Example 6: jquery: get selected option of the drop down list

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