How do I reset a jquery-chosen select option with jQuery?

Question

I have tried numerous things and nothing seems to be working.

I am using jQuery and Chosen plugin.

Methods I have tried:

var select = jQuery(         


        

Answer 1

If you are using chosen, a jquery plugin, then to refresh or clear the content of the dropdown use:

$('#dropdown_id').empty().append($('< option>'))

dropdown_id.chosen().trigger("chosen:updated")

chosen:updated event will re-build itself based on the updated content.