jquery make selection

Question

I have a drop down. One of the selections is Please Enter.

How do I force it to go to Please Enter

The id of the selectlist is called makeSelection

     $('select.makeSelection').val("Please Enter").attr('selected', 'selected');

`id`s use a `#`. Try this first: `$('select#makeSelection')` — wanovak, Apr 27 '12 at 16:07
@wanovak There's no need to filter by tag name first with an ID. — James M, Apr 27 '12 at 16:12
@JamesMcLaughlin I just wanted to make the point that OP need only change one character to have working code. But you *are* right. — wanovak, Apr 27 '12 at 16:32

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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$("#makeselection option[value='Press Enter']").prop('selected', 'selected');

For jQuery 1.6 you can use

$("#makeselection option[value='Press Enter']").attr('selected', 'selected');

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edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

Community

answered Apr 27 '12 at 16:12

mprabhat

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 27 '12 at 16:08

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If makeSelection is the Id, there will be only one so

   $('#makeSelection').val("Please Enter").attr('selected', 'selected');

is enough.

answered Apr 27 '12 at 16:08

S P

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 27 '12 at 16:09

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Change your selector to:

$('#makeSelection').val("Please Enter").attr('selected', 'selected');

answered Apr 27 '12 at 16:09

SenorAmor

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