jquery get selected option from dropdown jquery element code example

Example 1: 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 2: jquery: get selected option of the drop down list

$('#ddlID').val();
$('#ddlID').text();