Question

I am using the following line of code to dynamically set the default selection of a selection box in html with jQuery

   var y=...a value from the DB;
   this.$(".status option[value=y]").attr("selected", "selected");

However, this only work if I replace it manually by saying option[value=3], I can’t use a variable here.

I have already made sure what’s from the DB is one of the option.
Thanks

Answer 1

The simplest way to do this is to use the jQuery val method:

$(".status").val(y);

If you want to continue selecting the correct option and setting the selected attribute, then @redsquare’s answer should do the trick, but note that you can also use prop instead of attr if you’re using a later version of jQuery.