get dropdown selected 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: get value of selected checkbox jquery

$('#checkbox_id:checked').val();
//if checkbox is selected than gets its value

Example 3: get text selected option jquery

$('#id option:selected').text()

Example 4: how to get the value of dropdown in jquery

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$('#ddlName option:selected').val();

Example 5: select option value jquery

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

Example 6: get selected option value

var conceptName = $('#aioConceptName').find(":selected").val();