find a value in select

by Rey Den Nalasa

HTML

<select name="wpc_branch_locations" id="wpc_branch_locations" class="select " data-allow_clear="true" data-placeholder="Select Location">
		<option value="" selected="selected">Select Location</option>
    <option value="1">Smoke Jokers Branch A</option>
    <option value="2">Smoke Jokers Branch B</option>
    <option value="3">Smoke Jokers Branch C</option>
</select>

JavaScript

var exists = false;
$('#wpc_branch_locations option').each(function(){

    if (this.text == 'Smoke Jokers Branch C') {
       	//alert($(this).val());
        //$(this).val(3);
        //alert(this);
        $(this).attr('selected', 'selected');
    }
    
});