select the selectio tag value with jquery code example

Example 1: jquery selected option

$( "#myselect option:selected" ).val();

Example 2: jquery select option by value

$('.id_100 option[value=val2]').attr('selected','selected');

Example 3: jquery select option by value

$('.selDiv option[value="SEL1"]')

Example 4: $(this) option selected jquery

var cur_value = $('option:selected',this).text();