groups_from_collection_for_select selector

Hi all,

Anybody know what the jQuery selector is for the "selected" value of a option_groups_from_collection_for_select

I'm trying to listen for a button click and then determine whether the user has selected an item from a dropdown or not... (not the same button)

Coffee: $('.landing_edit_questions_btn').click ->       if $('#minisections').val()??? == "Select an Area"       alert('Select an area!')

erb: <%= select_tag :minisections, option_groups_from_collection_for_select(Subsection.order(:title), :minisections, :title, :id, :title), :prompt => "Select an Area" %>

Any help appreciated! Thanks DaveC

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