Question

$('.reset').click(function () {
    $('select[name=one]').val(opt2);
});​

JSFiddle here.

What should I change?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Put opt2 in quotes for val(). It’s coming up as an error because it is undefined.

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$('.reset').click(function () {
    $('select[name=one]').val('opt2');
});​

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You asked for some other methods, but I only know of one other. This method doesn’t require jQuery to function (note that the [0] grabs the normal Object rather than an jQuery wrapped Object).

//Without jQuery... pretty sure I'm correct with the second method, but I'm rusty on that one.
document.getElementById('formID').one.selectedIndex = 0; // Sets the select back to the first option.
document.formName.one.selectedIndex = 0;

//With jQuery
$('select[name=one]')[0].selectedIndex = 0;