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

Not mentioned in any answer but useful is the case where you want that option to be also selected, you can add:

var o = new Option("option text", "value");
o.selected=true;
$("#mySelect").append(o);