jquery selected option value by name example

Example 1: select option value jquery

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

Example 2: 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(); 
        }
    });
});