a/20388667/1636522

by wared

HTML

<select multiple="" id="update-select" data-type="shipper, tester">
    <option value="3">Shipper</option>
    <option value="4">Created by</option>
    <option value="5">test</option>
</select>
<ul>
    <li><a href="#">Shipper</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Created by</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">test</a></li>
</ul>

JavaScript

$('a').click(function () {
    var text = $(this).text(),
        option = $('#update-select :contains(' + text + ')');
    option.prop('selected', !option.prop('selected'));
    return false;
});