Targeting Select box with JQuery

I always forget how to target select box that has been selected when I need it most.

So I decided to make a blog post so I can get the answer really fast.

//find out selected value
var type = $('#type :selected').val();

//get changed value
$('#type').on('change', function(e){
 var value = this.value;

//dynamically making select box
$.getJSON("/api", {
  //data
}).done(function(a) {
  $.each(a, function(a, b) {
    $("#select").append($("<option/>", {
      value: b.value,
      text: b.text
    }))
  });
});

Hope it helps.