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jQuery MSDropDown-> Resetting to first option

I've found numerous references to setting the first option in the msdropdown using this code:

    var oHandler = $('#input_zip').msDropDown().data("dd");
    if(oHandler) {
      oHandler.set("selectedIndex", 0);
    }

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Now, in IE8, I'm seeing a problem with this as I get the "A script on this page is causing Internet Explorer to run slowly..." error dialog when executing the first line.

I know it's the code above causing it because I've added breakpoints to see. If I use this code:

  $('#input_zip').msDropDown().setValueByIndex ("selectedIndex", 0);

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It does essentially the same thing and I still get the error.

Any ideas?

Gurvinder Pal Singh

did you tried this?

$("#input_zip").val($("#input_zip option:first").val());

Eddie Shipman

ASKER

No, but I will and let you know.

Eddie Shipman

ASKER

It changes the val() but it does not reset the text.

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Gurvinder Pal Singh

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Eddie Shipman

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You DO know that that was my question, don't you?

Eddie Shipman

ASKER

While I accepted that post as the answer in the other question, I did not try the code. I used the code in the last post.
If I'd used the code in the accepted solution, my troubles would have been over.

Eddie Shipman

ASKER

Thanks for pointing out the obvious to me.

jQuery MSDropDown-&gt; Resetting to first option

jQuery MSDropDown-> Resetting to first option