In jquery the val of method is read forward from the last option

In jquery, the val() method is read forward from the last option and is selected if any one of the options value or text matches

<select id="single">
  <option> choose 1 No. </option>
  <option> choose 2 No. </option>
  <option value=" choose 2 No. "> choose 3 No. </option>
</select>

  $("input:eq(0)").click(function(){
    $("#single").val(" choose 2 No. ");
  });

So the third option is finally selected!