How to make the first option of <select> selected with jQuery

Question

How do I make the first option of selected with jQuery?

<select id="target">   <option value="1">...</option>   <option value="2">...</option> </select> 

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

You can try this

$("#target").prop("selectedIndex", 0);