How to use JQuery to select the nth option

Question

I have the following HTML

<select onchange="this.form.submit()" name="name">     <option value="9995101E01#17201044055PM">9995101E01#17201044055PM</option>     <option value="GRR-Example">GRR-Example</option>     <option value="admin">admin</option>     <option value="123w">123w</option> </select> 

May I know how I can use JQuery to option with value "admin"?

Answer 1

$('select[name=name] option:eq(2)').attr('selected', 'selected'); 

Demo.

Answer 2

Like this:

$("select[name='name'] option:eq(2)").attr("selected", "selected"); 

EDIT:

To do what you want in your new edit, that is, select the option that has the value of admin:

$("select[name='name'] option:contains('admin')").attr("selected", "selected"); 

See it working.