JAVASCRIPT

set dropdown value using jquery

/*make sure that value is included in the options value of the dropdownlist 
e.g. 
(<select><option value='CA'>California</option><option value='AK'>Alaska</option>      </select>)
*/

$('#mycontrolId').val(myvalue).attr("selected", "selected");

change value of drop down using jquery

$('#ddlID').val('New_OptionValue').change()

how to set dropdown value in jquery

$("#comboboxid").val(yourvalue).trigger("chosen:updated");

set dropdown in jquery

$('select[name^="salesrep"] option[value="Bruce Jones"]').attr("selected","selected");

set dropdown in jquery

$('select[name^="salesrep"] option:selected').attr("selected",null);