use jquery & .each( to get values of selected items in a pulldown

selectOptionPulldowndotEach.js

$('#select > option').each(function() {
    alert($(this).text() + ' ' + $(this).val());
});

$('#select  > option:selected').each(function() {
    alert($(this).text() + ' ' + $(this).val());
});

// This function will return an array of text/value pairs for the selects matching the given class.


function getSelects(klass) {
    var selected = [];
    $('select.' + klass).children('option:selected').each( function() {
         var $this = $(this);
         selected.push( { text: $this.text(), value: $this.val() );
    });
    return selected;
}