How to have one item as selected item in select element

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Hi I have a select element in my .aspx page:

HTML

<select id="t"></select>

I want to create option elements dynamically using Jquery:

JavaScript

$("<option>bb</option>").attr("value", "1").attr("selected", "selected").appendTo('#t');

I want to have one item as selected item when my select element load,but when i use code above I can`t see this result,in IE no item will show as selected element and in Fire Fox I can always see the first element.
What is the problem?What can I do?
Please help me.
Thanks in advance

Posted 17-Sep-12 20:37pm

k5_ce

Updated 17-Sep-12 20:43pm

Andrei Straut

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Rajeev Jayaram · Answer 1 · 2012-09-18T12:26:00

Solution 1

Pass 'true' in place of value,

JavaScript

.attr("selected", true)

Also, I suggest using the latest .prop() instead of .attr()

JavaScript

.prop("selected", true)

Hope it helps.

Posted 18-Sep-12 12:26pm

Rajeev Jayaram

k5_ce · Answer 2 · 2012-09-21T22:11:00

Thanks for your answer.
I use these methods:

JavaScript

$("<option> bb</option>").attr("value", "1").attr("selected", true).appendTo('#t');

JavaScript

$("<option> bb</option>").attr("value", "1").prop("selected", true).appendTo('#t');

JavaScript

$('#t').val('1');

All of them work in Fire Fox,but my problem is in IE.I can`t see the result in IE.
I don`t know what to do?
Please help me.