set selected values of select in js code example

Example 1: javascript set html select value

// Get the html select element
var select = document.getElementById('<your select element id>');

// If you have a <option> like this:
// <option value="1">My Value Display text</option>

//Then your selected value of your select would be:

select.value = "1";

Example 2: js select option value when selected

(function() {
    
    // get references to select list and display text box
    var sel = document.getElementById('scripts');
    var el = document.getElementById('display');


    function getSelectedOption(sel) {
        var opt;
        for ( var i = 0, len = sel.options.length; i < len; i++ ) {
            opt = sel.options[i];
            if ( opt.selected === true ) {
                break;
            }
        }
        return opt;
    }

    // assign onclick handlers to the buttons
    document.getElementById('showVal').onclick = function () {
        el.value = sel.value;    
    }
    
    document.getElementById('showTxt').onclick = function () {
        // access text property of selected option
        el.value = sel.options[sel.selectedIndex].text;
    }

    document.getElementById('doLoop').onclick = function () {
        var opt = getSelectedOption(sel);
        el.value = opt.value;
    }
    
}());
// immediate function to preserve global namespace