How to get Value of dropdown list in JQuery

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<script type="text/javascript">
function getDropDownList1Value()
{
var SelectedVal = $('#< %=<strong>DropDownList1.ClientID %>').val();
return SelectedVal;
}
</script>

Use this code to get the selected value of dropdownlist in Jquery, this code will get the selected item text and assign to a hidden text field.

replace .text() with .value() to get the dropdownlist selected value

<script>
    $(document).ready(function () {
        $("#ddEmployees").change(function () {
            $("#ddSelectedItemText").val($('option:selected', $(this)).text());
        });
    });
</script>
 @Html.DropDownList("ddEmployees", (SelectList)ViewData["Employees"], "---Select---", new {@class="DropDownCssIfAny"})
 
 
<input type='hidden' name='ddSelectedItemText' id='ddSelectedItemText' />