Get value of multiselect box using jQuery or pure JS

Question

In the code shown below, how to get the values of multiselect box in function val() using jQuery or pure JavaScript?

Answer 1

var data=[];
var $el=$("#my-select");
$el.find('option:selected').each(function(){
    data.push({value:$(this).val(),text:$(this).text()});
});
console.log(data)