jquery selected option

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$('#ddlName option:selected').val();$('#id option:selected').text()$("select.country").change(function(){
  var selectedCountry = $(this).children("option:selected").val();
  alert("You have selected the country - " + selectedCountry);
});$( "#myselect option:selected" ).val();$(".qualificationStatus option:selected").text()$('#dropDownId').val();