JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by palash

HTML

<select id="myDDL">
    <option selected="selected" value="0">default</option>
    <option value="1">apples</option>
    <option value="2">oranges</option>
</select>

JavaScript

setFieldValue("myDDL", "apples");

function setFieldValue(field, value) {
    var val = $("#" + field + " option").filter(function () {
        return $.trim($(this).text()) == value;
    }).val();
    console.log(val);
    $("#" + field).val(val);
}