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There is more then 1 way to get selected option value from dropdown select using jQuery.
The most popular methods:
// method 1
var value = $('#my-dropdown-id option:selected').val();
// method 2
var value = $('#my-dropdown-id').find(":selected").val();Interactive code example:
// ONLINE-RUNNER:browser;
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.0.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<select id="my-dropdown-id">
<option value="1">Blue</option>
<option value="2" selected>Green</option>
<option value="3">Red</option>
<option value="4">Yellow</option>
</select>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
var value1 = $('#my-dropdown-id option:selected').val();
console.log("value1: " + value1);
var value2 = $('#my-dropdown-id').find(":selected").val();
console.log("value2: " + value2);
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
