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JavaScript

$.ajax({
    type: "POST",
    url: "/echo/html/",
    data: {
        html: "<option val='1'> text1 </option><option val='2'> text2 </option><option val='3'> text3 </option><option val='4'> text4 </option><option val='5'> text5 </option>",
        delay: 3
    },
    success: function(data) {
        $("<div/>").append(data).find('option').each(function(key) {
            alert(key);
        })
    },
    error: function() {
        console.log("Error in ajax call to url:  " + url);
    }
});