Question

Basically this, but in pure javascript:
How to get 'value' of select tag based on content of select tag, using Nokogiri

I have a select list with a lot of countries/states, and I want to be able to select one based on what is between the <option> tags.

<option value="4783">Argentina</option>

(I know I could use the value, but each one is a random mesh of numbers, so I would have to collect each individual one – not economical)

Answer 1

It is a bit painful, but in pure JavaScript:

for(var i=0,sL=mySelObj.length;i<sL;i++){
  if(mySelObj.options[i].text == myValue){
    mySelObj.selectedIndex = i;
    break;
  }
}