Question

Ok I have a pretty generic state drop down.

<select class="wpcf7-form-control  wpcf7-select wpcf7-validates-as-required required" id="stateid" name="State"><option value="">---</option>
<option value="AL">AL</option>
<option value="AK">AK</option>
<option value="AZ">AZ</option>
<option value="AR">AR</option>
<option value="CA">CA</option>
<option value="CO">CO</option>
<option value="CT">CT</option>
<option value="DE">DE</option>
<option value="DC">DC</option>
<option value="FL">FL</option>
<option value="GA">GA</option>
<option value="HI">HI</option>
<option value="ID">ID</option>
<option value="IL">IL</option>
<option value="IN">IN</option>
<option value="IA">IA</option>
<option value="KS">KS</option>
<option value="KY">KY</option>
<option value="LA">LA</option>
<option value="ME">ME</option>
<option value="MD">MD</option>
<option value="MA">MA</option>
<option value="MI">MI</option>
<option value="MN">MN</option>
<option value="MS">MS</option>
<option value="MO">MO</option>
<option value="MT">MT</option>
<option value="NE">NE</option>
<option value="NV">NV</option>
<option value="NH">NH</option>
<option value="NJ">NJ</option>
<option value="NM">NM</option>
<option value="NY">NY</option>
<option value="NC">NC</option>
<option value="ND">ND</option>
<option value="OH">OH</option>
<option value="OK">OK</option>
<option value="OR">OR</option>
<option value="PA">PA</option>
<option value="RI">RI</option>
<option value="SC">SC</option>
<option value="SD">SD</option>
<option value="TN">TN</option>
<option value="TX">TX</option>
<option value="UT">UT</option>
<option value="VT">VT</option>
<option value="VA">VA</option>
<option value="WA">WA</option>
<option value="WV">WV</option>
<option value="WI">WI</option>
<option value="WY">WY</option>

What I want to do is run a JQuery script ONLY if a certain value is selected from the drop down.

This is the code I have so far, but it’s not working

if(#stateid.wpcf7-form-control=='AL') {
jQuery(function($){
$("input[name=phone]").mask("[phone]? ext.99999");
})
}; 

Anyone care to help as why it’s not working?

Answer 1

Why is it not working?

Where did you learn about #stateid.wpcf7-form-control? That is a syntax error.

Select an element

var select = $("#stateid.wpcf7-form-control");

add onchange event

select.on("change", function(){

});

get the value

select.val();