How would I select my dropdown list item by text rather than value?
I want to select a dropdown item by text with jQuery.
How would I select my dropdown list item by text rather than value?
I want to select a dropdown item by text with jQuery.
use :contains()(link)
$("select option:contains(text)").attr('selected', true);
There is a filter function on jQuery that you can use to get elements with something more specific
$("select option").filter(function() {
return $(this).text() == "text_to_select";
});
This is going to return all options with the "text_to_select" in the text.
i think this will do the trick for you...
$("#selectId").find("option:contains('text')").each(function(){
if( $(this).text() == 'Text that should be matched' ) {
$(this).attr("selected","selected");
}
});
Here's the code I use (it's not quite the same as the other suggestions here, and works with jQuery v1.8.3)
var userToSearchFor = 'mike'; // Select any options containing this text
$("#ListOfUsers").find("option:contains('" + userToSearchFor +"')").each(function () {
$(this).attr("selected", "selected");
});
<select id="ListOfUsers" ></select>
Hope this helps.
I had a similar scenario with dropdowns for country, state and city. Country had "India" as well as "British Indian Ocean Territory". The issue with :contains()
is that it attempts on both matches. I did something like:
$('#country option').each(function(){
if($(this).text() == 'India'){
$(this).prop('selected', true).trigger('change');
}
});
$("selecter option:contains('" + data[i].ID+ "')").attr('selected', 'selected');