How to set selected select option in Handlebars template

Answer 1

I just had a similar need as the OP--with a static set of select options, but a dynamic selected value. I really like @janjarfalk's solution, but I'm using node.js and don't have jQuery pulled in. So, I put together my own variation based on RegExp's. Hope this is helpful to others.

Handlebars helper:

hbs.registerHelper('select', function(selected, options) {
    return options.fn(this).replace(
        new RegExp(' value=\"' + selected + '\"'),
        '$& selected="selected"');
});

Handlebars template: