.val('') does not deselect

[cdude]

To clear a form I set "myform" attributes and use

$([myform]).val("").

This does not work for selects. The code tries something like this:

option.selected = (option.value == "");

(or something similar). Actually,

option.selected = false;

does not do anything in IE! It would work as expected if

select.selectedIndex = -1;

came first.

BTW, I can't find the "select" selector in your online docs.

[dmethvin]

The code tries something like this

Can you attach a test case that shows exactly what the code does?

Actually, option.selected = false; does not do anything in IE!

Where does the option variable come from?

BTW, I can't find the "select" selector in your online docs.

The "select" selector is $("select") since it's the name of the HTML element.

[dmethvin]

Closed-inactive.