Reset SELECT list not working in Firefox

Question

I use the following code to reset the selected index of a select list in IE:

$("#list")[0].selectedIndex = -1

However, that doesnt appear to work in FF and Chrome. Can anyone tell me what the correct way to achieve this would be?

Answer 1

Use the .prop method of jQuery. Documentation can be found here.

Get:

$("#list").prop("selectedIndex");

Set:

$("#list").prop("selectedIndex",-1);

Answer 2

Why not this?

$("#list option").attr("selected", false);