JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Marventus

HTML

<select id="MySelect">
    <option value="3">Option 3</option>
    <option value="1" selected="selected">Option 1</option>
    <option value="2">Option 2</option>
</select>

JavaScript

var selval = $("#MySelect").val();

$("#MySelect").html(
$("#MySelect option").sort(function (a, b) {
    return a.text == b.text ? 0 : a.text < b.text ? -1 : 1
}));

$("#MySelect").val(selval);
console.log(selval);