Get the value of a dropdown in jQuery

Question

I have a drop down that has an \'ID, Name\' Pair.

Example

Jon Miller
Jim Smith
Jen Morsin

Jon MIller has ID of 101
Jim Smith has ID of 10

Answer 1

Pass the id and hold into a variable and pass the variable where ever you want.

var temp = $('select[name=ID Name]').val();