option selected with jquery code example
Example 1: jquery get selected option value
var selectedOptionText = $('#mySelectID').find(":selected").text();
var selectedOptionVal = $('#mySelectID').find(":selected").val();
Example 2: select option value jquery
$("select.country").change(function(){
var selectedCountry = $(this).children("option:selected").val();
alert("You have selected the country - " + selectedCountry);
});
Example 3: jquery option selected value
<select id="myselect">
<option value="1">Mr</option>
<option value="2" selected="selected">Mrs</option>
<option value="3">Ms</option>
<option value="4">Dr</option>
<option value="5">Prof</option>
</select>
<script>
alert($( "#myselect" ).val());
alert($( "#myselect option:selected" ).attr('value'));
alert($( "#myselect option:selected" ).text());
</script>
Example 4: jquery get dropdown list selected value
$('#dropDownId').val();