How to refer to a drop down list by name using jquery

Question

I need to refer to a drop down list by its name.

html

 <select name="myName"></select>

Answer 1

You can use an attribute selector like:

$("select[name='myName']")

Answer 2

Say you have a select element with id my-drop-down like this :

<select name="myName" id='my-drop-down'></select>

You can refer it like this:

var referenceToDropDown = $('#my-drop-down');

OR like this:

 var referenceToDropDown = $('select[name = "myName"]');

Answer 3

You can use attribute selector:

$('[name="myName"]');