JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by mohammadAdil
HTML
<select id="qwe" name="qwe">
<option value='-1' selected>select something</option>
<option>11</option>
<option>22</option>
</select>
<span id='log'></span>
JavaScript
var i = $('#qwe option:selected').val();
$('#log').text(i);