<select> option change - URL redirect

Question

I am using this neat plugin for customising <select> lists.

http://exodecreations.com/jQuery/jqDropDown.html

I am trying to come up with code so that when user selects each option, he is redirected to a page. My code is as follows:

<form action="#">
<select id="elidp" >
<option value='' disabled selected>Choose Location...</option>
<option value='http://www.google.com/'>New York</option>
<option value='http://www.google.com/'>LA</option>
</select>
</form>

Jquery:

jQuery(function() {  

    jQuery('#elidp').jqDropDown({
      optionChanged: function(){ jQuery('#elidp').on('change', function () {var url = $(this).val(); if (url) {window.location = url;}return false;});}, 
        direction: 'up',
        defaultStyle: false,
        containerName: 'theContainer',
        toggleBtnName: 'awesomeToggleClass',
        optionListName: 'thisListIsRocking',
        effect: 'fade',
        effectSpeed: 300
    });

}); 

However, nothing happens when user changes options... Any ideas?

Answer 1

Because they don't actually change. The value of two options provided is the same (google.com)

Answer 2

The optionChanged method of jqDropDown is handling the onChange event of the select element. Attaching an additional event handler with the .on jQuery method is not what you want to do.

  optionChanged: function(){ 
      jQuery('#elidp').on('change', function () {
          var url = $(this).val(); 
          if (url) {window.location = url;}
          return false;
      });
  }

Should be something more like this:

  optionChanged: function(){ 
      var url = $(this).val(); 
      if (url) {window.location = url;}
  }