Get selected value of a dropdown's item using jQuery

Question

How can I get the selected value of a dropdown box using jQuery?
I tried using

var value = $(\'#dropDownId\').val();

and

Answer 1

I know this is old but I though I update this with an more up to date answer

$( document ).on( 'change', '#combo', function () {
var prepMin= $("#combo option:selected").val();
 alert(prepMin);
});

I hope this helps

Answer 2

try this

$("#yourDropdown option:selected").text();

Answer 3

The id that got generated for your drop down control in the html will be dynamic one. So use the complete id $('ct100_<Your control id>').val(). It will work.

Answer 4

This is what works

    var value= $('option:selected', $('#dropDownId')).val();

Answer 5

this will do the trick

$('#dropDownId').val();

Answer 6

Try this, it gets the value:

$('select#myField').find('option:selected').val();