jquery select set value code example

Example 1: jquery get selected option value

var selectedOptionText = $('#mySelectID').find(":selected").text();//selected option text
var selectedOptionVal = $('#mySelectID').find(":selected").val();//selected option value

Example 2: set select option as selected jquery

$(document).ready(function() {
    $("#gate option[value='Gateway 2']").prop('selected', true);
    // you need to specify id of combo to set right combo, if more than one combo
});

Example 3: jquery selected option

$( "#myselect option:selected" ).val();

Example 4: get text in select jquery

$("#id option:selected").text();

Example 5: jquery set select value

$("div.id_100 select").val("val2");