include option name in jquery code example
Example 1: jqury get selected option
<select id="myselect">
<option value="1">Mr</option>
<option value="2">Mrs</option>
<option value="3">Ms</option>
<option value="4">Dr</option>
<option value="5">Prof</option>
</select>
<script>
$( "#myselect option:selected" ).val();
</script>
Example 2: jquery get dropdown selected value
<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownListId" runat="server" CssClass="DropDownListClass"></asp:DropDownList>
var value1 = $("[id*=DropDownListId]").val();
var value2 = $(".DropDownListClass").val();
Example 3: jquery get selected option value
jquery get selected option value