JQUERY Prop select option choice

JQUERY Prop select option choice

HTML

<select>
    <option value='1'>1</option>
    <option value='2'>2</option>
    <option value='3'>3</option>
    <option value='4'>4</option>
    <option>5</option>
</select>

JavaScript

//$('select>option:eq(3)').prop('selected', true);

var ident = '3';
$('select option[value="' + ident +'"]').prop("selected", true);
var x = $("select").val();
alert(x);