Script: Dropdown - Update Default Text

This article will help you change the default text for a dropdown question

Background

You may want to change the default dropdown text for a specific question. By default, the text reads "--Select--". See example below:

This script will help you change that to something different.

Instructions

1. Program your 'Dropdown' question
   • See article: Add a Question: Dropdown
2.  Add the following code to the 'ADD JAVASCRIPT' field
   • See article: Adding JavaScript and/or CSS to a Question
   • Replace the 'NEW DEFAULT TEXT' to the text you want to use instead
     

     jQuery(".cm-dropdown-input option:eq(0)").html("NEW DEFAULT TEXT");
     		

3. You are done. Make sure to test!