how to pre-select an option in a dropdown in javascript?
<p>i have this code for a dropdown</p>

<pre><code>if (chosen == "Parade") {
  selbox.options[selbox.options.length] = new Option("Select Venue","");
  selbox.options[selbox.options.length] = new Option("Benavides Park","Benavides Park");
  selbox.options[selbox.options.length] = new Option("CME Auditorium","CME Auditorium");
  selbox.options[selbox.options.length] = new Option("Engineering Sports Complex","Engineering Sports Complex");
  selbox.options[selbox.options.length] = new Option("Field in front of Grandstand","Field in front of Grandstand");
  selbox.options[selbox.options.length] = new Option("Plaza Mayor","Plaza Mayor");
  selbox.options[selbox.options.length] = new Option("Quadricentennial Park","Quadricentennial Park");
  selbox.options[selbox.options.length] = new Option("Rectors Hall","Rectors Hall");
  selbox.options[selbox.options.length] = new Option("Seminary Gym","Seminary Gym");
  selbox.options[selbox.options.length] = new Option("Tinoco Park","Tinoco Park");
  selbox.options[selbox.options.length] = new Option("UST Grandstand","UST Grandstand");
  selbox.options[selbox.options.length] = new Option("UST Gymnasium","UST Gymnasium");
  selbox.options[selbox.options.length] = new Option("Venue not listed/outside UST","Venue not listed/outside UST");
}
</code></pre>

<p>what is the code for the option "Benavides Park" to be the default value?
in html it's like this</p>

<pre><code>selected="selected"
</code></pre>

<p>how about in javascript?</p>
