Adding options to a <select> using jQuery?

Question

What\'s the easiest way to add an option to a dropdown using jQuery?

Will this work?

$(\"#mySelect\").append(\'My         


        

Answer 1

There are two ways. You can use either of these two.

First:

$('#waterTransportationFrom').append('Select From Dropdown List');

Second:

$.each(dataCollecton, function(val, text) {            
    options.append($('').val(text.route).html(text.route));
});