jQuery get value of select onChange

Question

I was under the impression that I could get the value of a select input by doing this $(this).val(); and applying the onchange parameter to the sel

Answer 1

Look for jQuery site

HTML:

  
  
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  Trigger the handler

JAVASCRIPT:

$( ".target" ).change(function() {
  alert( "Handler for .change() called." );
});

jQuery's example:

To add a validity test to all text input elements:

$( "input[type='text']" ).change(function() {
  // Check input( $( this ).val() ) for validity here
});