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

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$("input").on('input', function () {
  if($('datalist').find('option[value="'+this.value+'"]')){
    //your code as per need
    alert(this.value);
  }
});