Give this a try...
<script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $('select').change(function(){ var key = $(this).parent().parent().find('input').val(); var v = $(this).val(); $('#MSG').html( key +'<BR>'+ v ); }); }); </script> <body> <table> <tr> <td><input type="hidden" value="key"/></td> <td><select id="A" class="selectGroup"><option value="" selected="selected">choose</option><option value="1">one</ option><option value="2">two</option></select></td> </tr> </table> <div id="MSG" style="width:200px; height:100px; background- color:#FFC"></div> Good luck, Jon