jquery find option value and make selected 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: jquery selected option value

let payment_type = $("#olca_form_submit select[name='payment_type']")
      .find(":selected")
      .val();

Example 4: jquery get selected option value

jquery get selected option value