How do I dynamically set the selected option of a drop-down list using jQuery, JavaScript and HTML?

Question

For some reason, I can\'t get this to work.

My options list is populated dynamically using these scripts:

function addOption(selectId, value, text, sele         


        

Answer 1

Here is another way you can change the selected option of a element in javascript. You can use

document.getElementById('salesperson').selectedIndex=1;

Setting it to 1 will make the second element of the dropdown selected. The select element index start from 0.

Here is a sample code. Check if you can use this type of approach:

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