Question

I have a problem checking a select that look like this:

<select name="recipe[category]"> 
<option value="-1">Yes</option> 
</select>

How can I check whether -1 is selected

Answer 1

Simply select the element and use the val() method to retrieve the selected value of the select element:

if ($("select[name='recipe[category]']").val() === "-1") {
    // -1 was picked
}