Question

I am having 2 Div Tag Set As Below

<div id="testing1" >
   <div id="newpar" >
      <div  id="1" > 1 </div>
      <div  id="2" > 2 </div>
      <div  id="3" > 3 </div>
      <div  id="4" > 4 </div>
    </div>
</div>

<div id="testing2" >
    <div id="newpar" >
      <div  id="1" > 1 </div>
      <div  id="2" > 2 </div>
      <div  id="3" > 3 </div>
      <div  id="4" > 4 </div>
    </div>
</div>

​

I need to convert the div which has the id newpar as a drop down menu (Select Menu). is that possible…

Answer 1

Try this:

var sel = $('<select id="tesing2"/>');
$('#testing2 div').each(function(){
    sel.append('<option value='+this.id+'>'+this.innerHTML+'</option>')
})  
$('#testing2').replaceWith(sel)  

DEMO

As IDs must be unique you can use classes instead:

<div id="testing2">
    <div class="newpar">
      <div  id="1"> 1 </div>
      <div  id="2"> 2 </div>
      <div  id="3"> 3 </div>
      <div  id="4"> 4 </div>
    </div>
</div>

var sel = $('<select id="tesing"/>');
$('#testing2 > div > div').each(function(){
    sel.append('<option class='+this.parentNode.className+'>'+this.innerHTML+'</option>')
})

$('#testing2 > div').replaceWith(sel)  

http://jsfiddle.net/DdC5C/4/