Preselecting option in multiselect using val()

Question

How do you preselect an option in a multiple select html tag using jquery\'s val()?

What I mean by this is that say you have a multiselect component and you want some o

Answer 1

You can do it like this:

HTML:

  Volvo
  Saab
  Mercedes
  Audi
​

jQuery:

$("select").val(["volvo", "mercedes"]).prop("selected", true);

Here's a fiddle with the example: http://jsfiddle.net/HCm3e/