May 13th, 2008

jQuery — 2 Comments
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May 08

How to select the first option in a combo box?

Simply in jQuery (a Javascript framework – Write less, do more):

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$("#div_id option:first).attr("selected","selected"); 

Example: 

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$('#myCombo').load(
                              'my_combo.php?foo=bar',
                               function() {
                                     $('#myCombo option:first).attr("selected","selected");
                               }
                      );
html:
<select id="myCombo"></select>
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