JQ turn $('#topspeed').change(function() into a condition

[makata]

I want to replace $('#topspeed').change(function(){with a condition, something like if($("[id=topspeed]").....How to do it? Here's the HTML

<select id="topspeed" ><option data-icon="arrow-u" data-iconpos="top" >- SELECT -</option ></select>

Edited June 23, 2013 by makata

[davej]

What you're asking doesn't make sense unless maybe you mean something like this...

<script>$(document).ready(function(){  $("select").change(function(){    if(this.value=='SELECT1'){	  alert('SELECT1');    }else if (this.value=='SELECT2'){	  alert('SELECT2');    }else{	  alert('Other');    }  });});</script>

Edited June 25, 2013 by davej

[dsonesuk]

IF! you are checking if id ref exists

if($('#topspeed').length){//do somesthing}

or for value

if($('#topspeed').val() == 'whatever'){//do somesthing}

but you stiil need event to run this for example onload, change or click.