title: How to set selected value of DropDownList with jQuery
body: <p>How do i change the value of the dropdownlist that has its data set via the datasource</p>
  
  <pre><code>ddlContacts.DataSource = Data;
  ddlContacts.DataBind();
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have tried this but does not work:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$('#&lt;%= rbDepartment.ClientID %&gt;').change(function() {
      if ($("input[@name=GroupName]:checked").val() == "IS") {
          $('#ddlContactType').val('AM');
      }
  });
  </code></pre>