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jQuery("#select_id").val("value_to_select").change();
select option with value jquery
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// retrive select data to select in html
$("#selectID option[value='".response.value."']").attr("selected", true);
// another option
$( "#myselect option:selected" ).val();
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<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#status option[value='value']").attr("selected", true);
});
</script>
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// Select an option by value
$('select').val('optionValue');
// Select an option by index
$('select option:eq(index)').prop('selected', true);
// Select the first option
$('select option:first').prop('selected', true);
// Select the last option
$('select option:last').prop('selected', true);