jquery selecting option from

Question

I have the following option box:

<label for="inputselection1">Input #1:</label> <select id="inputselection1" name="unittype"> <option value="1">Miner</option> <option value="2">Puffer</option> <option value="3">Snipey</option> <option value="4">Max</option> <option value="5">Firebot</option> </select><br>

however, when I execute the following jquery option onload, the text (selected option) does not get changed to Max:

$("#inputselection1 option[text=Max]").attr("selected","selected");

What gives?

Thanks!

Michal Klouda · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-11 15:22:51Z

Use .val() to set select value by option value:

$("#inputselection1").val(4);

If you insist on selecting by text, then use this:

$("#inputselection1 option").filter(function() { return $(this).text() === 'Max'; }).attr("selected", "selected");

Fabrício Matté · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-11 15:24:17Z

If you want to select by option text you can use a filter function

$("#inputselection1 option").filter(function() { return $(this).text() === 'Max'; }).prop("selected", true);

Fiddle

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:48:53Z

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$("#inputselection1 option[value=4]").attr("selected","selected");

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edited May 23, 2017 at 11:48

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