JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Michael Vidal

HTML

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-select/1.9.4/css/bootstrap-select.min.css">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-select/1.9.4/js/bootstrap-select.min.js"></script>
 <select id="app_id" class="selectpicker">
       <option value="">--Select--</option>
       <option value="1">Application 1</option>
       <option value="2">Application 2</option>
 </select>

JavaScript

$(function(){

	// Init selectpicker
	$('#app_id').selectpicker({
    style: 'btn-info',
    size: 4
  });
	// Set desired text 
  var optionToSet = "Application 1";
  
	$("#app_id option").filter(function(){
  	// Get the option by its text
  	var hasText = $.trim($(this).text()) ==  optionToSet;
    if(hasText){
      // Set the "selected" value of the <select>.
      $("#app_id").val($(this).val());
      // Force a refresh.
      $("#app_id").selectpicker('refresh')
    }
	}).prop('selected', true);

});