Select option get value by text using JQUERY [duplicate]

Answer 1

If your HTML is:

    Jane
    John

Use:

$("#cmbOperator option[value='" + name + "']").attr('selected', 'selected');

• Selects based on the value attribute.

or

$("#cmbOperator option:contains('" + name + "')").attr('selected', 'selected');

• Selects based on the text content.

If your HTML is:

    Jane
    John

Use:

$("#cmbOperator option:contains('" + name + "')").attr('selected', 'selected');