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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T19:25:46+00:00 2026-05-15T19:25:46+00:00

I have an HTML combobox which contains unique options. For example, a country dropdown

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I have an HTML combobox which contains unique options. For example, a country dropdown which contains country_id as a value and country name as text.

Is there any way using jQuery or JavaScript to let me set the selected item using the country name not the country_id?

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    2026-05-15T19:25:47+00:00Added an answer on May 15, 2026 at 7:25 pm
    $("option:contains('COUNTRY NAME HERE')").attr('selected','selected');
    

    something like that?

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