title: How to get select's value in jqGrid when using <select> editoptions on a column
body: <p>I have a couple of columns in jqGrid with edittype="select". How can I read the option value of the value currently selected in a particular row?</p>
  
  <p>e.g.: When I provide the following option, how do I get "FE" for FedEx, etc. </p>
  
  <pre><code>editoption: { value: “FE:FedEx; IN:InTime; TN:TNT” } 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>getRowData() for the rowId/cellname returns only the text/displayed component of the select.</p>
  
  <p>If I set a "change" data event on the column, the underlying  fires change events only on mouse clicks, and not keyboard selects (there's numerous references to generic selects and mouse/keyboard issues).</p>
  
  <p>Bottomline, when a new value is selected, I need to know the option value at the time of the change, and also prior to posting to the server.</p>