How do you select a particular option in a SELECT element in jQuery?

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Last Updated : 2024-04-26 22:46:59

How do you select a particular option in a SELECT element in jQuery?

A selector to get the middle option-element by value is


$('.selDiv option[value="SEL1"]')

For an index:


$('.selDiv option:eq(1)')

For a known text:


$('.selDiv option:contains("Selection 1")')

Then add selected


$('.selDiv option:eq(1)').prop('selected', true)

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