JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by rwaldron

HTML

<select id="jquery_rules">
      <option value="1" selected="selected">One</option>
      <option value="2">Two</option>
</select>

JavaScript

var $select = $('#jquery_rules').val('2');

console.log("present: ", $select.val());

$("<option/>", {
    value: 3, 
    text: 3
}).appendTo( $select );

$select.val('3');

console.log("not present: ", $select.val());