jqGrid, how to populate select list from query

Question

I got a basic jqGrid working in my coldfusion project. One of my fields in jqGrid is a combo box. Currently the editoption values are hard coded just like below.

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Answer 1

Create a function that uses json to query the url. This function should return a string in the format "1:one;2:two".

For example:

    colModel :
    [
      {
       name:'seqnum',index:'seqnum', width:100,resizable:true,   
       align:"left",sorttype:"text",editable:true,edittype:"select",editoptions:
       { value:getSequenceNumbers()},editrules:{required:true}
      }
    ]

    function getSequenceNumbers(){
        $.getJSON("yourUrl", null, function(data) {
            if (data != null) {
                 //construct string.  
                 //(or the server could return a string directly)
            }
        });
    }

I suppose you could put the function inline as well, but I think it would be harder to read.