jquery get select option selected 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: select option value jquery

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

Example 3: get selected option value

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

Example 4: access selected option in jquery

$( "#myselect option:selected" ).text();
// => "Mr"

Example 5: jquery: get selected option of the drop down list

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