Discussion on using jQuery to obtain the default value of IE9 drop-down box_jquery

Under IE 9.0.8112.16421, if the drop-down box does not have an empty default value,

does not set the select attribute on its option, use jquery's

$("#id").find ("option:selected").val(); method

will not be able to get its default value. It can be obtained in FireFox, chrome, and other IE versions including other minor versions of IE9.