Get Option Values using this keyword
<select id="divider" onchange="showOptions(this)";>
<option value="option 1" selected>option 1</option>
<option value="option 2">option 2</option>
<option value="option 3">option 3</option>
</select>
function showOptions(s) {
console.log(s[s.selectedIndex].value); // get value
console.log(s[s.selectedIndex].id); // get id
}