default selected option for html select using javascript in IE

Question

Hello I have a select element and I am trying to set a default option for that select element. But my code isn't working in IE. Is there any way around for this??

if(objOption.value == selectedoption)
{ alert(objOption.value);
objOption.defaultSelected = true;
}

I am able to retreive the option, and its value, but am unable to set the defaultSelected value.

Answer 1

As stated in the documentation, the defaultSelected property is only used if you click an <input type="reset" />.

To immediately select the <option>, you should also set the selected property to true.