JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by pimvdb

HTML

<select id="fruit">
    <option value="">select here</option>
    <option value="1">apple</option>
    <option value="2">pineapple</option>
    <option value="3">orange</option>
<select>

JavaScript

$("#fruit option").filter(function() {
    return $(this).text() === "pineapple";
}).attr("selected", true);