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I am generating a drop down from a text file using "load" function in jquery. I am in need to select a dynamic value from this drop down based on my session variable.

$("#id").val(session variable) is not working.

Is there any other way to select value from this drop down?

Sakthi Ramakrishnan
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  • Variables must be one word. Should `session variable` be `sessionVariable`? – styfle Aug 27 '17 at 22:13
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you can use a scriptlet to transfer the session variable to javascript like so:

var sessVar = '<%= session.getAttribute("something") %>';

Then you can do the following to get the value:

   var id = "#" + sessVar;
  var dropValue = $(id).val();

and to set a value you do:

$("#id").val(sessVar);
Jonathan Laliberte
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lets suppose your Select dropdown id is : "dropdownlist1"

Use : 

var SelectedValue = $('#dropdownlist1').val();

To Assign value using jquery: 

$('#dropdownlist1').val("SomeText");
Ahmer Qureshi
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