Tested on 1.8.1

It is a regression since it was working with 1.5.2.

Test : http://jsfiddle.net/G9U6N/

Tags : JQuery select attr selectedIndex fail bug list change bind index

Test summary :

/**********************************************/

/* attr('selectedIndex') fail test */

/* ------------------------------------------ */

/* Scenario is a beautiful CSS list binded */

/* on an ugly select. Click on list elements */

/* (1,2,3) to attempt to trigger the select */

/* ------------------------------------------ */

/* .fail works with 1.5 but fails with 1.5+ */

/**********************************************/

$('.fail').click(function() {

/* This line fails */

$('#my_select').attr('selectedIndex',parseInt($(this).html()) - 1);

$('#my_select').trigger('change');

return false;

});

$('.ok').click(function() {

document.getElementById('my_select').selectedIndex = parseInt($(this).html()) - 1;

$('#my_select').trigger('change');

return false;

});

<select id="my_select">

<option value='1'>Option 1</option>

<option value='2'>Option 2</option>

<option value='3'>Option 3</option>

</select>

<br/>

<table border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0>

<tr>

<td width=100 align=center>Fail</td>

<td width=100 align=center>OK</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td align=center>

<a class="fail" href="#">1</a><br/>

<a class="fail" href="#">2</a><br/>

<a class="fail" href="#">3</a><br/>

</td>

<td align=center>

<a class="ok" href="#">1</a><br/>

<a class="ok" href="#">2</a><br/>

<a class="ok" href="#">3</a><br/>

</td>

</tr>

</table>​