Answers for "jquery select a option"

select option value jquery

$("select.country").change(function(){
  var selectedCountry = $(this).children("option:selected").val();
  alert("You have selected the country - " + selectedCountry);
});

jquery selected option

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

jquery option selected

$('.selDiv option:eq(1)').prop('selected', true)