title: Selecting placeholder's value as a selected value in asp.net mvc3
body: <p>I am using Telerik Dropdownlist in ASP.NET MVC3.</p>
  
  <p>I have take placeholder in it as <code>Select</code>.</p>
  
  <p>After selecting value when i'll click on reset button, I want to set dropdownlist's selected value as a value of placeholder.</p>
  
  <p>Want to do this in a jquery.</p>
  
  <p>I tried many options like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>  1.   $("#DropDown1").val($("DropDown1 option:first").val());
  
    2.   $("#DropDown1 option:first").attr('selected', 'selected');
  
    3.   $("#DropDown1").val("Select");
  
    4.   $("#DropDown1")[0].selectedIndex = 0;
  
    5.   $("#DropDown1").selectmenu("refresh");
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But none of these are working.
  My dropdownlist is in a .ascx view like:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;%= Html.Telerik().DropDownList().Placeholder("Select").Name("DropDown1").BindTo(new SelectList((IEnumerable)ViewData["DropDown1"], "Value", "Text", true))%&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am fetching the list in a dropdownlist from ViewData and I have took Select as a placeholder</p>
  
  <p>Want some suggestions....</p>