jQuery get value of select onChange

Question

I was under the impression that I could get the value of a select input by doing this $(this).val(); and applying the onchange parameter to the sel

Answer 1

You can try this (using jQuery)-

$('select').on('change', function()
{
    alert( this.value );
});

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Or you can use simple Javascript like this-

function getNewVal(item)
{
    alert(item.value);
}

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