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>

$( "#myselect" ).val();
//=> 1

$( "#myselect option:selected" ).text();
// => "Mr"