Select Item by Text (using Prototype)

Function to select an item in a <select> element by its text value. Using the Prototype Library.

function selectItemByText ( selectElement, nameToSelect ) {
       nameToSelect = nameToSelect.toLowerCase();
       ( $A($(selectElement).options ).detect (
           function ( option ) {
               return
                   option.text.toLowerCase()
                       == nameToSelect ;
           }
       ) || new Object() ).selected = true;
   }

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