JQuery setting the selected attribute on a select list

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Published on 2009-08-21T10:55:40Z Indexed on 2010/12/21 13:54 UTC
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I have the following html

<select id="dropdown">
    <option>A</option>
    <option>B</option>
    <option>C</option>
</select>

I have the string "B" so I want to set the selected attrribute on it so it will be:

<select id="dropdown">
    <option>A</option>
    <option selected="selected">B</option>
    <option>C</option>
</select>

How would I do this in JQuery?

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