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Get selected key/value of a combo box using jQuery
$(this).find("select").each(function () {
    if ($.trim($(this).val()) != '') {
        searchString += $.trim($(this).val()) + " "; //This gives me the key. How can I get the value also?
    }
});

<select>
    <option value="KEY">VALUE</option>
</select>

$(this).find('option:selected').text();

$(this).find("select").each(function () {
    $(this).find('option:selected').text();
});

<select name="foo" id="foo">
<option value="1">a</option>
<option value="2">b</option>
<option value="3">c</option>
</select>
<input type="button" id="button" value="Button" />

$('#button').click(function() {
    alert($('#foo option:selected').text());
    alert($('#foo option:selected').val());
});