option selected jquery attribude code example

Example 1: selected option attribute jquery

$('#location').find('option:selected').attr('myTag');

Example 2: jquery selected option value

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