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var input = $("<select>").attr("multiple", "multiple").attr("size", "4");
var op = $("<option>").attr("value", "bbb").attr("label", "choice bbb2").text("bbb2").attr("selected","selected");
input.append(op);
op = $("<option>").attr("value", "ccc").attr("label", "choice ccc3").text("ccc3");
input.append(op);
op = $("<option>").attr("value", "ddd").attr("label", "choice ddd4").text("ddd4").attr("selected","selected");
input.append(op); 
$("body").append(input);

// disabled one
var input = $("<select>").attr("multiple", "multiple").attr("size", "4").attr("disabled", "disabled");
var op = $("<option>").attr("value", "bbb").attr("label", "choice bbb2").text("bbb2").attr("selected","selected");
input.append(op);
op = $("<option>").attr("value", "ccc").attr("label", "choice ccc3").text("ccc3");
input.append(op);
op = $("<option>").attr("value", "ddd").attr("label", "choice ddd4").text("ddd4").attr("selected","selected");
input.append(op); 
$("body").append(input); 

// these two use selection using val()
var input = $("<select>").attr("multiple", "multiple").attr("size", "4");
var op = $("<option>").attr("value", "bbb").attr("label", "choice bbb2").text("bbb2");
input.append(op);
op = $("<option>").attr("value", "ccc").attr("label", "choice ccc3").text("ccc3");
input.append(op);
op = $("<option>").attr("value", "ddd").attr("label", "choice ddd4").text("ddd4");
input.append(op); 
input.val(["bbb","ddd"]);
$("body").append(input);

// disabled one
var input = $("<select>").attr("multiple", "multiple").attr("size", "4").attr("disabled", "disabled"); 
var op = $("<option>").attr("value", "bbb").attr("label", "choice bbb2").text("bbb2");
input.append(op);
op = $("<option>").attr("value", "ccc").attr("label", "choice ccc3").text("ccc3");
input.append(op);
op = $("<option>").attr("value", "ddd").attr("label", "choice ddd4").text("ddd4");
input.append(op); 
input.val(["bbb","ddd"]); 
$("body").append(input); 

// also note that in Firefox labels in option tags are not...