Question

I would normally use:

        if ($("#parkState").val() == "0") {
            alert("Please select a state.");
        }


<option>Select a city</option>
<option>city1</option>
<option>city2</option>
<option>city3</option>

But I have no values here. How can I test my if statement against “Select a city”?

Answer 1

You can use $('#parkState option:selected').text() to get the Select a city

if ($('#parkState option:selected').text() == 'Select a city') {
  alert('Please select a state.');
}