get the text value of a selected option.

1 <select id="myselect">

2     <option value="1">Mr</option>

3     <option value="2">Mrs</option>

4     <option value="3">Ms</option>

5     <option value="4">Dr</option>

6     <option value="5">Prof</option>

7 </select>

1, get value:

$( "#myselect" ).val();

//=> 1

2, get (inner)text:

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

// => "Mr"

ref: How do I get the text value of a selected option?