Try this
if ($(this).attr("id") == "somevalue")
$(this).attr("selected", true);
Chandan
Intelligrape Software Pvt. Ltd.
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 6:55 PM, markadunca...@googlemail.com <
markadunca...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> Can you set the .val() on the select object, i've tested this in IE 7
> but don't have IE6 to hand
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <script src="neworders_files/jquery-1.js"
> type="text/javascript"></
> script>
> <script type="text/javascript">
> $(document).ready(function()
> {
> $('#rob').click(function()
> {
> $('#bob').val('3');
> });
> });
> </script>
> </head>
> <body>
> <select id="bob">
> <option value="1">one</option>
> <option value="2">two</option>
> <option value="3">three</option>
> <option value="4">four</option>
> </select>
> <input type="button" id="rob" value="select option 3" />
> </body>
> </html>
>
>
>
> On Jan 29, 6:03 am, KenLG <ken.na...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I only found a couple posts related to this and none seemed to have
> > been answered.
> >
> > If you try to select an <option> using this:
> >
> > $("#MySelectID option").each( function() {
> >
> > if ($(this).attr("id") == "somevalue")
> > $(this).attr("selected", "selected");
> >
> > });//end each
> >
> > or like this:
> >
> > $("#MySelectID option[value=somevalue]").attr("selected", "selected");
> >
> > where the HTML might look like this:
> >
> > <select id="MySelectID">
> > <option value="">Select something</option>
> > <option value="somevalue">My selection</option>
> > </select>
> >
> > You get "Could not set the selected property. Unspecified error." from
> > IE6. No other browsers I know of (IE7, FF2, FF3, etc.) have this
> > issue.
> >
> > This was a problem under 1.2.6 and is still a problem under 1.3.1.
> >
> > Anyone have a solution?
> >
> > My work around is to just switch back to classic JS and do this:
> >
> > var oMenu = document.forms[0].elements["MySelectID"];
> >
> > for(var i=0; i < oMenu.options.length; i++)
> > {
> > if (oMenu.options[i].value == "somevalue")
> > {
> > oMenu.options[i].selected = true; // or
> > oMenu.selectedIndex = i
> > break;
> > }//end if
> >
> > }//end for
> >
> > Which, well, sucks. Anyone have a jquery-based workaround that fits it
> > all into one line or anyone know if there's a fix planned? I mean,
> > this is Microsoft we're talking about. IE6 isn't going away for
> > another 18 months and 25% of internet users still use the piece of
> > crap.
> >
> > Mozilla can ditch FF2 all they want but they don't have to do what
> > Microsoft does. Would be nice to have a fix of some kind...
> >
> > Anyone?
>
