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Asked: 2026-06-03T04:00:59+00:00

I have a drop down. One of the selections is Please Enter. How do

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I have a drop down.
One of the selections is Please Enter.

How do I force it to go to Please Enter

The id of the selectlist is called makeSelection

     $('select.makeSelection').val("Please Enter").attr('selected', 'selected');
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    $("#makeselection option[value='Press Enter']").prop('selected', 'selected');

    For jQuery 1.6 you can use

    $("#makeselection option[value='Press Enter']").attr('selected', 'selected');

    Demo

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