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HTML
<select id="my_select" data-default-value="b">
<option value="a">a</option>
<option value="b" selected="selected">b</option>
<option value="c">c</option>
</select>
<div id="reset">reset</div>
JavaScript
$("#reset").on("click", function () {
$("#my_select").val($("#my_select").data("default-value"));
// What dio here?
});