Avi Pinto

jQuery Gotcha: val() might select the wrong option at a select element

Let's imagine you have the following select element: <select id="someSelect"> <option value="">-Select-</option> <option value=" 12 ">21</option> <option value=" 11 ">20</option> <option value=" 10 ">19</option> <option value="9">18</option> <option value="8">17</option> <option value="7">16</option> <option value="6">15<...