Val() in jquery are used to get and set value in selected elements. this val function are mostly used for getting value from input, select tag
Syntax$(selector).val()
Return value from selected elements$(selector).val(value)
It used to set value in selected elements$(selector).val(function(index,currentvalue))
It used to set value in selected elements by using the function
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang='en'>
<head>
<meta charset='utf-8'>
<title>val demo</title>
<style>
select {
width:150px;
height:20px;
}
</style>
<script src='https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js'></script>
</head>
<body>
<p style='color:white;'></p>
<select id='color'>
<option>Select Color</option>
<option>Red</option>
<option>Blue</option>
<option>Black</option>
<option>Pink</option>
<option>Yellow</option>
<option>Cyan</option>
</select>
<script>
function displayVals() {
var colorName = $('#color').val();
$('p').text(colorName);
$('body').css({ 'background-color': colorName.toLowerCase() });
}
$('select').change(displayVals);
</script>
</body>
</html>
