获取当前select选中的选项值

HTML

<div class="form-group">
    <label class="col-sm-3 control-label is-required">发送方式：</label>
    <div class="col-sm-8">
        <select name="type" id="type" class="form-control m-b " required onchange="setSerialnum()">
            <option value="">请选择</option>
            <option value="发文">发文</option>
            <option value="回文">回文</option>
        </select>
    </div>
</div>

JS

function setSerialnum() {
    var sendtype = $("#type").find("option:selected").val();
    var fwnumber = $("#fwnumber").val();
    var fwname = $("#fwname").val();
    if (sendtype == "发文") {
        $("#serialnum").val(deptcode +"F" + fwname + fwnumber);
    }
}