javascript tutorial - [Solved-5 Solutions] select box - javascript - java script - javascript array
Problem :
How do you remove all the options of a select box and then add one option and select it with jQuery ?
Solution 1:
select box is the following.
<Select id="mySelect" size="9" </Select>click below button to copy the code. By JavaScript tutorial team
.val('whatever') did not select the option that was added.
use the same 'value' in both .append and .val.
$('#mySelect').find('option').remove().end().append('<option value="whatever">text</option>').val('whatever');click below button to copy the code. By JavaScript tutorial team
Solution 2:
var mySelect = document.getElementById('mySelect');
mySelect.options.length = 0;
mySelect.options[0] = new Option ("Foo (only choice)", "Foo");
mySelect.options[0].selected="true";click below button to copy the code. By JavaScript tutorial team
Solution 3:
$('#mySelect')
.find('option')
.remove()
.end()
.append('<option value="whatever">text</option>')
.val('whatever')
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Solution 4:
$('#mySelect')
.empty()
.append('<option selected="selected" value="whatever">text</option>')
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Solution 5:
document.getElementById("selectID").options.length = 0;