jQuery change event on <select> not firing in IE

Answer 1

I'm simply building upon the example set by "Crescent Flesh" for a cross-platform solution that will survive even if loading this SELECT inside #container via an AJAX call.

$('#container').bind($.browser.msie ? 'click' : 'change', function(event) {
  if ((event.type == 'click') || (event.type == 'change')) {
    if (event.target.toString().indexOf('Select') != -1) {
      var sWhich = $('#container SELECT').val();
      handleSelectionChange(sWhich);
    }
  }
});

Now you simply build the handleSelectionChange() function, renaming it whatever you want.