How do I change selected value of select2 dropdown with JqGrid?

Question

I\'m using Oleg\'s select2 demo, but I am wondering whether it would be possible to change the currently selected value in the dropdown menu.

For example, if the fou

Answer 1

if you want to set a selected item when you know the text from drop down list and don't know the value, here is an example:

Say you figured out a timezone and want to set it, but values has time_zone_id in them.

        var timeZone = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone;
        var $select2 = $('#time-zone');
        var selected = $select2.find("option:contains('"+timeZone+"')").val();
        $select2.val(selected).trigger('change.select2');