How to reset a select element with jQuery

Answer 1

Reset single select field to default option.

<select id="name">
    <option>select something</option>
    <option value="1" >something 1</option>
    <option value="2" selected="selected" >Default option</option>
</select>
<script>
    $('name').val( $('name').find("option[selected]").val() );
</script>

Or if you want to reset all form fields to the default option:

<script>
    $('select').each( function() {
        $(this).val( $(this).find("option[selected]").val() );
    });
</script>