jquery get selected option object code example
Example 1: jquery: get selected option of the drop down list
$('#ddlID').val();
$('#ddlID').text();
Example 2: $(this) option selected jquery
var cur_value = $('option:selected',this).text();
$('#ddlID').val();
$('#ddlID').text();
var cur_value = $('option:selected',this).text();