How to generate UL Li list from string array using jquery?

Question

I have string array like

\'United States\', \'Canada\', \'Argentina\', \'Armenia\', \'Aruba\', \'Australia\', \'Austria\', \'Azerbaijan\', \'Bahama

Answer 1

var countries = ['United States', 'Canada', 'Argentina', 'Armenia'];
var cList = $('ul.mylist')
$.each(countries, function(i) {
    var li = $('
')
        .addClass('ui-menu-item')
        .attr('role', 'menuitem')
        .appendTo(cList);
    var a = $('')
        .addClass('ui-all')
        .text( this )
        .appendTo(li);
});