Question

Below is code for select option and generate using php from database and i try to add selected="selected" to value="4" using jQuery or any javascript:

<select id="countryselect" name="country">
<option value="1">Afghanistan</option>
<option value="2">Albania</option>
<option value="3">Algeria</option>
<option value="4">Malaysia</option>
<option value="5">Maldives</option>
</select>

i try to refer this post but still can’t .. below is my current script :

<script>
localStorage.setItem("Select1", "Malaysia");
    $('#countryselect').find('option').each(function(i,e){
        if($(e).val() == localStorage.getItem("Select1")){
            $('#countryselect').prop('selectedIndex',i);
        }
    });
</script>

thanks.

Answer 1

localStorage.getItem("Select1") will return Malaysia and $(e).val() will return 1,2…5 in each loop. So your condition will never be true. Instead use

<script>
localStorage.setItem("Select1", "4");
    $('#countryselect').find('option').each(function(i,e){
        if($(e).val() == localStorage.getItem("Select1")){
            $('#countryselect').prop('selectedIndex',i);
        }
    });
</script>