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HTML

<select name="" id="getValue">
    <option>Alabama</option>
    <option>Alaska</option>
    <<option>Georgia</option>
</select>
<input class="keyword" type="text">
    <button class="search">Search</button></br>
<div id='afisare'></div>

JavaScript

var content = [{stat: 'Alabama', name:'catalin'},{stat: 'Alaska',name:'marius'},{stat: 'Georgia',name:'mihai'}];
$(document).ready(function() {
	var keyword;
    $('.search').on('click', function() {
    	keyword = $('.keyword').val();
        search(keyword, content, 'romania');
        $('#afisare').text(keyword);
    });
    $('.search').keyup(function() {
    	keyword = $('.keyword').val();
       	$('.keyword').text(keyword);
    });
});

function search(key, array, state) {
	var i;
    for(i=0;i<array.length;i++){
    	if(array[i].name === key && array[i].stat === state) {
        	console.log(i);
        } else {
        	console.log('nu exista');
        }
    }
    var selectedValue =  $("#getValue").val();
    alert(selectedValue);
}

/*$(function(){
    $("#cmbTicketType").val(3);

    $("#getValue").on('click',function(){
        var selectedValue =  $("#cmbTicketType").val();
        alert(selectedValue);    
    });
});*/