javascript - always trigger "change"-event for <select>, even if the select2-option clicked is already selected

Question

I have a native <select>-element based on which I'm initializing a select2-dropdown-menu. I bound a change-event via select2 which is called whenever the select2/select-option is changed. However, I need to fire the event even if the currently selected option is selected again.

function onSelectChange(){
    alert('changed');
};

$("#select").select2().bind('change', onSelectChange);

I prepared a http://jsfiddle.net/rb6pH/1/ - if "Alaska" is currently selected and then selected again via the select2-dropdown, onSelectChange() should fire again, triggering the alert.

I have a hard time expressing myself, please ask if something isn't clear enough.

Answer 1

Motivated by the absolutely valid remarks by @FritsvanCampen, I sat my ass down and figured out a way myself: What I really needed was a way to access the currently selected val, even if it hadn't changed. By using select2's undocumented close-event instead of change, I can access just that like so:

function onSelectChange(event){
    alert( $("#select").select2("val") );
};

$("#select").select2().bind('close', onSelectChange);

Find an updated jsFiddle at http://jsfiddle.net/rb6pH/42/