JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Thomas Jackson
HTML
<select class="select" id="test" multiple>
<option value="1">Ford</option>
<option value="2">teri Ford</option>
<option value="3">FORD</option>
<option value="4">FoRd jaa</option>
<option value="4">rony</option>
<option value="5">Ford</option>
<option value="6">Fords</option>
</select>
JavaScript
$("#test option").filter(function() {
return $(this).text() =='Ford';
}).prop("selected", true);
$("#test").change(function() {
console.log($(this).val());
});