JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<table>
<tr>
<td>
<label for="template.test.select">Select: </label>
</td>
<td>
<select id="template.test.select" name="select">
<option value="ALL" selected="selected">All</option>
<option value="CALLS">Calls</option>
<option value="SMS">Text</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
JavaScript
var inputId = "#template\\.test\\.select";
$(inputId).val("SMS");
$(inputId).hide();
$(inputId).show();