Get selected text from a drop-down list (select box) using jQuery

Question

How can I get the selected text (not the selected value) from a drop-down list in jQuery?

Answer 1

This works for me

$("#dropdownid").change(function() {
    alert($(this).find("option:selected").text());
});

If the element created dynamically

$(document).on("change", "#dropdownid", function() {
    alert($(this).find("option:selected").text());
});