change selected value of dropdown using jquery code example

Example 1: change value of drop down using jquery

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

Example 2: how to set dropdown value in jquery

$("#comboboxid").val(yourvalue).trigger("chosen:updated");

Example 3: jQuery change select value

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