JQuery – how to select dropdown item based on value

You should use

$('#dropdownid').val('selectedvalue');

Here’s an example:

$('#dropdownid').val('selectedvalue');
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<select id='dropdownid'>
    <option value="">- Please choose -</option>
    <option value="1">1</option>
    <option value="2">2</option>
    <option value="selectedvalue">There we go!</option>
    <option value="3">3</option>
    <option value="4">4</option>
    <option value="5">5</option>
</select>

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