The option isn't, necessarily, hidden when this occurs.

[jquery.git] / src / attributes.js

diff --git a/src/attributes.js b/src/attributes.js
index d3afa89..b3a49f5 100644 (file)
--- a/src/attributes.js
+++ b/src/attributes.js
@@ -261,12 +261,17 @@ jQuery.extend({
                // Only do all the following if this is a node (faster for style)
                if ( elem.nodeType === 1 ) {
                        // These attributes require special treatment
-                       var special = rspecialurl.test( name );
+                       var special = rspecialurl.test( name ), parent = elem.parentNode;
 
-                       // Safari mis-reports the default selected property of a hidden option
+                       // Safari mis-reports the default selected property of an option
                        // Accessing the parent's selectedIndex property fixes it
-                       if ( name === "selected" && elem.parentNode ) {
-                               elem.parentNode.selectedIndex;
+                       if ( name === "selected" && parent ) {
+                               parent.selectedIndex;
+
+                               // Make sure that it also works with optgroups, see #5701
+                               if ( parent.parentNode ) {
+                                       parent.parentNode.selectedIndex;
+                               }
                        }
 
                        // If applicable, access the attribute via the DOM 0 way