jQuery how to select from drop down

[capt_nemo777]

question: how to select the 7th value in my dropdown menu ?



this drop down menu is generated by my php function inside a model of my mvc app like this

PHP Code:

public function getSecretQuestions()
    {
        return array(
            0 => 'What is your favourite Colour?',
            1 => 'What is your mothers Maiden Name?',
            2 => 'What is your Pets Name?',
            3 => 'What was your first telephone number?',
            4 => 'What was your favourite teachers name?',
            5 => 'What is the title of your favourite film?',
            6 => 'What is the name of your favourite book?',
            7 => 'Write my own question',
        );
    } 


so how am i gonna select the 7th key value pair using jquery given the id of the drop down menu in order for me to show a text box ?

[SB65]

If your resultant html is similar to:

<select id="selector">
<option>One</option>
<option>Two</option>
<option>Three</option>
<option>Four</option>
<option>Five</option>
<option>Six</option>
<option value="Number seven">Seven</option>
</select>

then

$('#selector').children().eq(6).val()

will return the 7th option value - "Number seven" in my example.

If you're trying to set the seventh option as selected:

	
	
$('#selector').children().eq(6).attr('selected','selected');