jQuery addClass example

Change class name on click in jQuery

by ChrisStanyon

HTML

<select id="report_list" name="slc_pc"></select>
<button>View Data</button>

JavaScript

$('select[name="slc_pc"]').append(
	$('<option />')
  	.val('Hello')
    .text('Hello')
    .prop('selected', true)
    .data({
    	token: 'abc'
    })
);

$('button').on('click', function() {
    var token = $(':selected', '#report_list').data('token');
    alert( token );
})