jquery get select option value and text 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 text of selected option jquery

$('#id').children(':selected').text();

Example 3: jquery select option by text

$("#myDropdown option:contains(Option 2)").attr('selected', 'selected');