Answers for "how to get value of select option in jquery"

jqury get selected option

<select id="myselect">
    <option value="1">Mr</option>
    <option value="2">Mrs</option>
    <option value="3">Ms</option>
    <option value="4">Dr</option>
    <option value="5">Prof</option>
</select>

<script>
$( "#myselect option:selected" ).val();
</script>

get selected option jquery

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

select option value jquery

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

get selected option value jquery

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

How to select selected on an option based on its value using jQuery

<div class="form-group">
    <label for="unit-department">Unit / Department</label>
    <select class="form-control" id="unit-department" name="unit-department" required="required">
        <option value="">...</option>
        @foreach ($unitDepartment as $item)
        <option value="{{ $item->kode_unit }}">{{ $item->nama }}</option>
        @endforeach
    </select>
</div>

<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
  $("#unit-department > option[value='HRD']").attr("selected","selected");
});
</script>

// Application of coding using laravel

<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
  $("#unit-department > option[value='HRD']").attr("selected","selected");
});
</script>