[Solved] How to filter a dropdown list based on a already pre selected list

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jQuery

Get the selected country and then find the <option> using attribute-equals-selector and hide the siblings

$(function () {
    var country = $('.selected').data('country');
    $('#CountryCode').find('[value="' + country + '"]').siblings().hide();
    $('#CountryCode').val(country);
});

HTML

Add data-* attribute to the html elements

<ul>
    <li data-country="ARG">Argentina</li>
    <li data-country="USA" class="selected">United States</li>
    <li data-country="AUS">Australia</li>
</ul>

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solved How to filter a dropdown list based on a already pre selected list