How to set a Specific option as selected
<html> <head> <script src="jquery-2.1.0.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script> $('document').ready(function(){ $('#btnSubmit').click(function(){ alert($('#cboLocation').val()); alert($('#cboLocation').find(":selected").text()); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <select name="cboLocation" id="cboLocation"> <option value="">Select Zone</option> <option value="South">South Chennai</option> <option value="North">North Chennai</option> <option value="East">East Chennai</option> <option value="West">West Chennai</option> </select> <input type="button" name="btnSubmit" id="btnSubmit" value="Click Me"/> </body> </html>
How to get Selected Item Value
alert($('#cboLocation').val());
How to get Selected Item Text
alert($('#cboLocation').find(":selected").text());