jQuery: Setting select list 'selected' based on text, failing strangely

Question

I have been using the following code (with jQuery v1.4.2) to set the \'selected\' attribute of a select list based on its \'text\' description rather than its \'value\':

Answer 1

setSelectedByText:function(eID,text) {
    var ele=document.getElementById(eID);
    for(var ii=0; ii