Selected item as first item in select box

by Nayana Das

HTML

<select id='MyNiceList'>
     <option value='my_option_1'>First Option</option>
     <option value='my_option_2'>Second Option</option>
     <option value='my_option_3'>Third Option</option>
    </select>

<button id='ButtonMessIt' type='button'>Mess It!</button>

JavaScript

$('#ButtonMessIt').click(
    function () {
    var selectedVal=$("#MyNiceList").val();
    alert("asd");
        $('#MyNiceList option[value="'+selectedVal+'"]').insertBefore('#MyNiceList option:first');
    }
);