jquery get selected value from dropdownlist? Not text

Question

How to get value of selected dropdownlist.

Ex.

" Text="---Select---" Value="0">"

I need value "0".

Thanks,

Answer 1

To get value:

$('#YourdropDownId').val();

To get text:

$('#YourdropDownId :selected').text(); 

Answer 2

Try

$('[name="YourdropDownName"] option:selected').val();