jquery set dropdown selected value by value code example
Example 1: set dropdown in jquery
$('select[name^="salesrep"] option[value="Bruce Jones"]').attr("selected","selected");
Example 2: how to set dropdown value in jquery
$("#comboboxid").val(yourvalue).trigger("chosen:updated");
Example 3: how to set the value of dropdown
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$("#ddlPartnerType").val(0);
Example 4: jquery set select value
$("div.id_100 select").val("val2");