1. $(document).ready(function() {
         
                                
                
                
                 $("#city").one("click", function() { 
                
                 var selectedCtgry=document.getElementById("state").value;
                 var selectedCtgry1=document.getElementById("city").value;
                
                 if(selectedCtgry!=null && selectedCtgry!='Select')
                 {
                                var d1 = null;   
                                // alert("in ready");
                                $.ajax({
                                         url : 'UpdateDevoteeHelperServlet',
                                         data: {state : selectedCtgry},
                                         type: 'get',                  
                                         dataType:'json',
                                         async: false,                  
                                         success : function(data) { 
                                           
                                             d1= data;
                                            
                                          }
                               });
                              
                               if(d1 != null)
                               {
                                   var $options = $("#city");
                                   $options.empty();
                                   $.each(d1, function(key, value) {
                                     
                                      $options.append($("<option />").val(key).text(value));
                                     
                                      
                                   });
                                  
                                     alert(typeof selectedCtgry);  // after this alert
                                     
                                   $("#state").val(selectedCtgry);
                                   $("#city").val(selectedCtgry1);
                               }
                           
                    }
               });
              
            });   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. On clicking above dropdown selected value only gets selected after putting an alert. I think this is some timing issue.
   

How do I get the selected value set in dropdown without the need for alert?