jquery get select option values 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: get option value jquery

    state1
    state2
    state3


$('#state option[data-id="2"]').val();

//output state2