Trying to access the options of a dropdown box using jQuery/javascript, but it's saying that .options is undefined? -

I am dynamically creating a dropdown box by adding jQuery as follows:

  .append ("& lt; SELECT NAME = 'Month_list' class = 'month_selection' & lt; / SELECT & gt;");  

This is made fine, but I'm trying to dynamically add options using the following code:

  $ ('month_selection : Last ') .options.add (new option (month_are [index]);  

But I'm getting the following error in the firebug:

  $ (". Month_selection: last"). Options are undefined  

The selector is working fine because I can run the line of code $ ("month_selection: last"). Remove () and dropdown box is removed, and with it can I tell .options from various teutes how to use options, what am I doing wrong? Thanks for reading.

You & lt; Select & gt; DOM is required to access the element in such a way:

  $ ('month_selection: last') [0]. Option // or ... $ ('month month_selection'). Get (-1) option  

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For DOM properties, you first need to get the DOM element (through [0] or in this case) then your properties Use, otherwise you are trying to use the properties present on the jQuery object that does not exist.