How to set the first option on a select box using jQuery?

Answer 1

Use jquery for binding onchange event to select but you don't need to create another $(this) jquery object.

$('select[name=name2]').change(function(){
    if (this.value) {
        console.log('option value = ', this.value);
        console.log('option text  = ', this.options[this.selectedIndex].text);

        // Reset selected
        this.selectedIndex = this.defaultSelected;
    }
});