Add 'selected'-Attribute to Options

[vanderb]

var settings = {
    // ...
    selectedOpt: false // adds selected-attribute by text or value
}

Add function:

function addSelectedAttribute(value, text, container) {
    s = (settings.selectedOpt && (settings.selectedOpt == text || settings.selectedOpt == value)) ? " selected ": false;
    $('<option value="'+value+'" '+s+'>'+text+'</option>').appendTo(container);     
}

Edit function 'createOption':

//function to create options in the select menu
function createOption($item, $container, text){

    //if no text param is passed, use list item's text, otherwise use settings.groupPageText
    if(!text){
        addSelectedAttribute( $item.find('a:first').attr('href'), $.trim(getText($item)), $container );
    } else {
        addSelectedAttribute( $item.find('a:first').attr('href'), text, $container );
    }

}//createOption()

Only works for default options, but i think it's easy to making it available for opt-groups.