Fire event each time a DropDownList item is selected with jQuery

To expand Vincent Ramdhanie’s suggestion, take a look at doing something like this. Essentially, you end up with your own jQuery function that you can re-use elsewhere.

Step 1: Create the jQuery Function

(function($) {
    $.fn.selected = function(fn) {
        return this.each(function() {
            var clicknum = 0;
            $(this).click(function() {
                clicknum++;
                if (clicknum == 2) {
                    clicknum = 0;
                    fn(this);
                }
            });
        });
    }
})(jQuery);

Step 2: Make sure that the newly created jQuery Function’s file is referenced for use:

<script src="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/898463/Scripts/jqDropDown.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Step 3: Utilize new function:

$('#MyDropDown').selected(function() {
    //Do Whatever...
});

ORIGINAL INFO
With your current code base, selecting the same value from the asp:DropDownList will not fire the change event.

You could try adding another jQuery function for the .blur event. This would fire when the control loses focus:

$('#dropdownid').blur(function() {......});

If they blur function doesn’t work for you, I’d add a refresh button or something to that affect that fires the function you are trying to utilize.