option text

jquery option text lookup

HTML

<select id="test">
  <option value="bird">123 Bird</option>
  <option value="bat">456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat456 Bat</option>
  <option value="cat">768 Cat</option>
  <option value="dog">890 Dog</option>
</select>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function () {
    $("#test option[value^='ca']").prop('selected', true);
    $("#test option[text^='768']").prop('selected', true);
});