jQuery-Select list option hover

Question

I want to alert an option when the mouse-cursor is over it. I use this code:

$(\"select > option\").hover(function ()
    { 
        alert($(this).attr(\"         


        

Answer 1

If you make a "listbox" type select box by adding a "size=x" attribute like this:

   ...
   ...

The hover event will work on the option elements:

$('option').hover(function(){
     //code here
});