1$(function () {
2  var selectedEleValue = null;
3  $('#basic').editableSelect({
4    onSelect: function (element) {
5      selectedEleValue = element.val();
6      console.log('The val is: ' + element.val() + ' The text is: ' + element.text());
7    }
8  });
9  $('form[action="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38437449/edit-jquery-editable-select/"]').on('submit', function(e) {
10    if (selectedEleValue != null) {
11      $('#basic').val(selectedEleValue);
12    }
13  })
14});