jQuery select option elements by value

Question

I have a select element wrapped by a span element. I am not allowed to use the select id but I am allowed to use the span id. I am trying to write a javascript/jquery functi

Answer 1

With jQuery > 1.6.1 should be better to use this syntax:

$('#span_id select option[value="' + some_value + '"]').prop('selected', true);