get selected option attribute 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: selected option attribute jquery

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

Example 3: $(this) option selected jquery

var cur_value = $('option:selected',this).text();

Example 4: get attribute of selected option jquery

var option = $('option:selected', this).attr('mytag');