get the text of the option from the value of the combobox

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jQuery get select option text

let's say that i have the value of the combo but without make a selection, now i want to know how can i make a selector that brings me the text of that value

the html

<select class=".ddlOperators" >
      <option value="1">Value 1</option>
      <option value="2">Value 2</option>
      <option value="3">Value 3</option>
      <option value="4">Value 4</option>
 </select>

I tried like this

$(".ddlOperators option").find('1')

notes that 1 was the value of the option of the combo

Answer 1

$(".ddlOperators option[value='1']").text();

Also, your class for the select element should not be preceded by a dot, it should be:

<select class="ddlOperators">

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