How to set the default value of a select box using JQuery in IE9?

Question

I have the following select box.

<select id="selId">
     <option id='1' value='1'>1</option>
     <option id='2' value='2'>2</option>
     <option id='3' value='3'>3</option>
     <option id='4' value='4'>4</option>
     <option id='5' value='5'>5</option>
</select>

In jquery I am doing the following to select the value 2 in the select box.:

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$("select#selId").find("option#2").attr("selected", "selected");
...

The same code sets the value of 2 in the select box in IE8 and Firefox. But its not working in IE9.

I am using JQuery 1.6.1 version

Which version of jQuery are you using? v1.5.1 was the first version to [support IE9](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2011/03/02/jquery-1-5-1-supports-ie9.aspx) as a top level browser. — andyb, Jun 13 '11 at 11:13

score 20 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 05 '15 at 21:35

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Instead of setting the selected attribute, just use .val("2").

See here: jsFiddle

edited Jun 05 '15 at 21:35

Dan Beaulieu

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answered Jun 13 '11 at 11:14

DavidGouge

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Please remove '' from $('document') – Haradzieniec Nov 28 '12 at 07:01
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Nope means no? Why not? $(document).ready(function() {}); but not $('document').ready(function() {}); and your jsfiddle doesn't work because of that at least when I click on the link. Once I remove ' ', it loads fine. – Haradzieniec Nov 28 '12 at 16:32

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 13 '11 at 11:19

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Anyway, this worked well on IE9 if you want to mantain the "SELECTED" attribute

$("select#selId").find("option#2").attr("selected", true);

http://jsfiddle.net/cqENs/

answered Jun 13 '11 at 11:19

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+1 nice answer. A much nicer approach to actually maintain the attribute. I actually thought val() would do it behind the scenes but it doesn't! – andyb Jun 13 '11 at 11:57

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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You could use val() to set the option instead - see Change the selected value of a drop-down list with jQuery

edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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answered Jun 13 '11 at 11:15

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 13 '11 at 12:18

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change this one

$("select#selId").find("option#2").attr("selected", "selected");

into this one

$("select#selId").find("option#2").attr("selected", true);

answered Jun 13 '11 at 12:18

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How to set the default value of a select box using JQuery in IE9?

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