$("select.country").change(function(){var selectedCountry =$(this).children("option:selected").val();alert("You have selected the country - "+ selectedCountry);});
$(document).ready(function(){$("select.country").change(function(){var selectedCountry =$(this).children("option:selected").val();alert("You have selected the country - "+ selectedCountry);});
If you want to get the selected option text, you can use $(select element).text().var text =$('#aioConceptName option:selected').text();If you want to get selected option value, you can use $(select element).val().var val =$('#aioConceptName option:selected').val();