setting a value of ASP:Dropdown using jquery

Question

I am trying to set a value for DDL say

$('#ddlState').val("State");  //State matched the name in DD list value

i have this line in ready function and it works for text boxes but not DDL.

I am also using labelify plugin for text boxes but when i set values like

$('#txtBox').val("Some Value"); //Which is not same as title value

the some value is showing in the grey color.

Any clue?

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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answered Apr 14 '11 at 16:14

Ira Rainey

i am not trying to add an option but selecting some option from the existing list. – user695663 Apr 14 '11 at 16:16
Try this one then: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/292615/how-can-i-set-the-value-of-a-dropdownlist-using-jquery – Ira Rainey Apr 14 '11 at 16:19

Jack Marchetti · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-14T16:23:06.320

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Well for starters, .NET doesn't render the controls as

$('ddlState');

Try doing this:

$('#<% ddlState.ClientID %>').val('State');

edited Apr 14 '11 at 16:23

answered Apr 14 '11 at 16:15

Jack Marchetti

when i did $('<% ddlState.ClientID %>').val('State'); i got exception """"CS1002: ; expected""""" – user695663 Apr 14 '11 at 16:19
add the # in front of of, my bad – Jack Marchetti Apr 14 '11 at 16:22

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