dropdown refresh with jquery on phonegap. "not jquery mobile"

Question

I want to change the option selected by the code in the dropdown

$('#ddd option[value="1"]').prop('selected', true);

but it doesnt work for this is mobile phonegap application with jquery.
i think i need to refresh #ddd control but i couldnt succeed with jquery.
i tryed to use jquery and jquery mobile together but i couldnt work it out.
how can i refresh #ddd control with jquery (not jquery mobile)?
thanks...

Answer 1

You can try this:

$('#ddd').val('1'); 

Above will set the selected value <option value="1"></option>.

You can also trigger change event:

$('#ddd').val('1').change();