How to set the 'selected option' of a select dropdown list with jquery

Question

I have the following jquery function:

$.post(\'GetSalesRepfromCustomer\', {
    data: selectedObj.value
}, function (result) {
    alert(result[0]);
    $(\'sele         


        

Answer 1

Set the value it will set it as selected option for dropdown:

$("#salesrep").val("Bruce Jones");

Here is working Demo

If it still not working:

1. Please check JavaScript errors on console.
2. Make sure you included jquery files
3. your network is not blocking jquery file if using externally.
4. Check your view source some time exact copy of element stop jquery to work correctly