change select option jquery code example

Example 1: change value of drop down using jquery

$('#ddlID').val('New_OptionValue').change()

Example 2: dropdown option selection change event in jquery

$("select [name='element_name']").change(function(){
	// condition goes here
});

Example 3: jQuery change select value

$("#mySelectElementID").val("my_new_value"); //change selected option/value with jQuery