Store data-value from select option with js
HTML
<select name="mySelect" class="myselectClass" id="mySelect">
<option value="myval0">test 0</option>
<option value="myval1">test 1</option>
<option value="myval2">test 2</option>
</select>
<br>
<input type="submit" id="mysave" value="Save" />
JavaScript
$(function(){
$("#mysave").on('click', function(){
var i = $("#mySelect").prop("selectedIndex");
var t = $("#mySelect option:selected").text() == test0;
alert("Index: " + i + " is " + t);
});
});