set option “selected” attribute from dynamic created option

Question

I have a dynamically created select option using a javascript function. the select object is

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Answer 1

What you want to do is set the selectedIndex attribute of the select box.

country.options.selectedIndex = index_of_indonesia;

Changing the 'selected' attribute will generally not work in IE. If you really want the behavior you're describing, I suggest you write a custom javascript reset function to reset all the other values in the form to their default.