Question

How can I insert an <option> into a <select> (multiple) element using jQuery?

(I don’t want to use select here. I want to use the element’s ID so that I can use the same function for multiple elements.)

Thanks.

Answer 1

$('#elementsID').append('<option>my new option</option>');

UPDATE

to insert after option that lolks like <option value="value1">option with value1</option> use:

var newOption = $('<option value="newOpt">my new option</option>');
newOption.insertAfter('#elementsID option[value="value1"]');