How do I get the change event for a datalist?

Question

I am using a datalist and need to detect when the user selects something from the drop-down list. A similar question has been asked BUT I need it so that the event fires ONLY wh

Answer 1

Optimized Solution

$("input").on('input', function () {
    var inputValue = this.value;
    if($('datalist').find('option').filter(function(){
        return this.value == inputVal;        
    }).length) {
        //your code as per need
        alert(this.value);
    }
});