JQuery - how to select dropdown item based on value
$('#mySelect').val('fg');...........
You should use
$('#dropdownid').val('selectedvalue');
Here's an example:
$('#dropdownid').val('selectedvalue');<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<select id='dropdownid'>
<option value=''>- Please choose -</option>
<option value='1'>1</option>
<option value='2'>2</option>
<option value='selectedvalue'>There we go!</option>
<option value='3'>3</option>
<option value='4'>4</option>
<option value='5'>5</option>
</select>$('#yourdropddownid').val('fg');
Optionally,
$('select>option:eq(3)').attr('selected', true);
where 3 is the index of the option you want.
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