The following code will help you to get the selected li value in jQuery or How to get selected li value in ul on click event in jQuery.
HTML
<ul id=”menulist”>
<li><a href=”#”>Menu 1</a></li>
<li><a href=”#”>Menu 2</a></li>
<li><a href=”#”>Menu 3</a></li>
<li><a href=”#”>Menu 4</a></li>
</ul>
JavaScript
jQuery(document).ready(function(){
jQuery(“#menulist”).on(“click”, “a”, function(e){
e.preventDefault();
alert(jQuery(this).text());
})
});