jquery

select, option

by jmchen

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.4.min.js"></script>

<select id='myselect'>
<option value="1">One</option>
<option value="2">Two</option>
</select>

JavaScript

// reference:
// https://learn.jquery.com/using-jquery-core/faq/how-do-i-get-the-text-value-of-a-selected-option/

$('#myselect').change( function() {
		alert ($('#myselect option:selected').text());
    // or alert ($('#myselect option:selected').val));
  });