I have the following HTML

```
<SELECT id='cars'>
   <OPTION value='1'>Car One</option>
   <OPTION value='2'>Second Car</option>
   <OPTION value='3'>Another Car</option>
</SELECT>

```

And I know that I can change the selected value of the drop-down control to any value using:

```
$('#cars').val(2);   // This will make the combo text: Second Car

```

But how can I select a value using the text rather than the value?

What I need to do is something like:

```
$('#cars').val('Another Car');

```

or 

```
$('#cars').text('Another Car');

```

but that has no effect...

Any help?