[jQuery] Force the FIRST option to be selected in a select box.
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<DIV><SPAN class=178011815-02052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've got two related
select dropdowns.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=178011815-02052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Makes: Honda, Ford,
Acura, etc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=178011815-02052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Models: select a
make first</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=178011815-02052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>To cover the
possibility of the first dropdown only having one value, I'm auto-selecting the
first value in the list. in this case, it's Honda. That in turn loads 2 vehicles
into the Models dropdown (2007 Accord, 2007 Civic). The loading part works just
fine, but in FF, the last option is selected (2007 Civic) instead of the first
one (--please select a model--). I've tried dropping in a <option
selected="selected">, I've tried <option selected> and neither of them
are working correctly.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=178011815-02052007><FONT face=Arial size=2>So what I'd like to
do is to force the first option to be selected using jQuery. I'm not sure how to
do this though. Anyone have an idea?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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