Getting checked value of element class

Getting checked value of element class

I have tried both of these, but neither works:

  2. var sex = $("input[name=sex]:checked").val();
  3. var sex = $( ".sex option:checked" ).text();

  6. <div style="display:inline;">
  7.         <input type="radio" id="male" class="radio sex" value="male" name="elements[]" checked="checked" />
  8.         <label for="male">Male</label>
  9.         </div>
  10.         <div style="display:inline;">
  11.         <input type="radio" id="female" class="radio sex" value="female" name="elements[]" />
  12.         <label for="female">Female</label>
  13.         <div id="sexMsg" style="margin-top:0px; margin-top:-25px; color:#993300;"></div>
  14.     </div>