select value in chosen jquery code example
Example 1: 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 2: 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);
});