jQuery alert text in option from select tag <p>I have a select code with two option. Is there a way I can use jQuery to alert me the text within the option tag of the option I have selected? Currently I have option two selected so when I use the code below it comes back as "5". I need it to come back as "Option 2".</p> <pre><code>alert (jQuery('#bw_status').val()); </code></pre> <p>The code below is the example code I am using.</p> <pre><code>&lt;select id="bw_status"&gt; &lt;option value="7"&gt;Option 1&lt;/option&gt; &lt;option value="5"&gt;Option 2&lt;/option&gt; &lt;/select&gt; </code></pre>