I need to run a jquery function if a certain dropdown option is selected.
option 1
Try this demo http://jsfiddle.net/JGp9e/
This will help, have a nice one!
code
$('select[name="dropdown"]').change(function(){ if ($(this).val() == "2"){ alert("call the do something function on option 2"); } });
HTML
option 1 option 2