JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by scaillerie
HTML
<select id="mySelect" name="mySelect">
<option>Please Choose</option>
<option value="1">Name A</option>
<option value="2">Name B</option>
<option value="3">Name B</option>
</select>
JavaScript
$("#mySelect").change(function () {
var $element = $('#mySelect option:selected'),
DOMelement = $element[0];
console.log($element.attr('value'));
console.log(DOMelement.value);
if(DOMelement.getAttribute)
console.log(DOMelement.getAttribute("value"));
});