How to select the first empty value option in the selection menu?

Question

The following always selects the last option, even when I set the selected attribute, but I like the first option to be preselected.

 <select name="filter"> <option value="" selected>Make a choice</option> <option value="1">1</option> <option value="3">3</option> <option value="7">7</option> <option value="">all</option> </select> 

Can this be done?

Answer 1

 <select name="filter"> <option value="" selected="selected">Make a choice</option> <option value="1">1</option> <option value="3">3</option> <option value="7">7</option> <option value="">all</option> </select> 

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Answer 2

correct implementation:

 <option value="1" selected>1</option> <option value="9">9</option>