var populateSelectBox = function (selectbox, dataArray) { dataArray.forEach(function (data) { selectbox.append("<option>" + data + "</option>"); }); }; $(document).ready(function () { var dataArray = ["one", "two", "three", "four", "five"]; var selectbox = $('#selectbox'); populateSelectBox(selectbox, dataArray); });
<select id="selectbox"></select>