How do I work with dropdown selects in jQuery

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This example demonstrates how to work with dropdown selects using jQuery to manipulate options and respond to user selections.

Example of a dropdown select manipulation using jQuery:

<select id="mySelect"> <option value="volvo">Volvo</option> <option value="saab">Saab</option> <option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option> <option value="audi">Audi</option> </select> <button id="myButton">Get Selected Value</button> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $('#myButton').click(function(){ var selectedValue = $('#mySelect').val(); alert("You selected: " + selectedValue); }); }); </script>

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