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I'm using this code to try to retrieve the value of a select element (which contains 1..10):

1.       'change #date1Shift1JobLoc1Count': function(event) {
           var d1s1jl1Count = $('date1Shift1JobLoc1Count').val();
           if (d1s1jl1Count > 1) {
             $('date1Shift1Worker5').removeClass('hide');
           } else {
             $('date1Shift1Worker5').addClass('hide');
           }
         }

...but, after selecting the "2" option, the value of d1s1jl1Count is 'undefined'.

Why?