jQuery select change event
<p>I am trying to fire an alert depending on which value is selected from a <code>&lt;select&gt;</code> element using jQuery:</p>

<pre><code>$("#optiontype").change( function () {
        var option = $("#optiontype").val();
        if(option.Contains("Forward")){
            alert("forward selected");
        }
    });
</code></pre>

<p>The alert never fires whenever I choose 'forward' from the <code>&lt;select&gt;</code> element.</p>
