jQuery - как получить value radio элемента

Код - пример #1

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// ========= 1 вариант ========== Cтрана: <br /> <input type="radio" name="country" value="Russia" checked="checked">Россия <br /> <input type="radio" name="country" value="Other">Другая ... var the_value = $(":radio[name=country]").filter(":checked"); // ========= 2 вариант ========== <form id="radio_form"> <fieldset> <label><input type="radio" name="color" value="red" checked="checked" />Red</label><br /> <label><input type="radio" name="color" value="yellow" />Yellow</label><br /> <label><input type="radio" name="color" value="blue" />Blue</label><br /> <label><input type="radio" name="color" value="purple" />Purple</label><br /> </fieldset> </form> ... var the_value = $('#radio_form input:radio:checked').val();