selected option value 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: jquery selected option
$( "#myselect option:selected" ).val();
Example 4: 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);
});
Example 5: access selected option in jquery
$( "#myselect option:selected" ).text();
// => "Mr"