JQuery create new select option

Question

I have the below functions in regular JavaScript creating select options. Is there a way I can do this with jQuery without having to use the form object? Perhaps storing the

Answer 1

This is confusing. When you say "form object", do you mean " element"? If not, your code won't work, so I'll assume your form variable is in fact a reference to a element. Why do you want to rewrite this code? What you have has worked in all scriptable browsers since around 1996, and won't stop working any time soon. Doing it with jQuery will immediately make your code slower, more error-prone and less compatible across browsers.

Here's a function that uses your current code as a starting point and populates a element from an object: