JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<DIV id="menugoeshere"></DIV>

JavaScript

var selectNode;
selectNode = '<SELECT id="menu1" name="menu1">';
for (var i = 1; i <= 10; i++)
    selectNode += '<OPTION value="' + (i * i) + '" >' + (i * i) + '</OPTION>';
    selectNode += '</SELECT>';
    $("#menugoeshere").html(selectNode);
    $("#menu1").val("");
    $("#menu1").change(function () {
    alert("Value is " + this.value);
});