How to hide or remove options from jQuery Chosen select dropdown

Question

I would like to hide certain elements from a dropdown that is created using the Chosen plugin.

I have tried removing it:

$( \'option:contains(\"Swatc         


        

Answer 1

hide the option and update....

$('#button').click(function(){
        $('select#theIDselect > option[value="Swatch 1"]').hide();
        $('#theIDselect').trigger("chosen:updated");
    });