JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by navyad

HTML

<select class="menu">
    <option value="1">One</option>
    <option value="2">Two</option>
    <option value="3">Three</option>
    <option value="4">Four</option>
    <option value="5">Five</option>
</select>

CSS

select{
 margin: 40px;
 width: 50%;   
}

JavaScript

alert($(".menu option:selected").text())
$(".menu").change(function (evt) {
    alert($(evt.target).val())
   
})