jquery can't get data attribute value

Question

I am trying to set a variable in jQuery. The value is supposed to be set on the click event of the button. The onclick event fires but the x10Device variable remains u

Answer 1

You can change the selector and data attributes as you wish!

 
       Mazda
       Honda
       Mercedes
       Toyota
  

$("#selectVehicle").change(function () {
     alert($(this).find(':selected').data("year"));
});

Here is the working example: https://jsfiddle.net/ed5axgvk/1/