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

If you want to insert the new option at a specific index in the select:

$("#my_select option").eq(2).before($('', {
    value: 'New Item',
    text: 'New Item'
}));

This will insert the "New Item" as the 3rd item in the select.