JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by st3fan
HTML
<select>
<option value="0">Select value</option>
</select>
JavaScript
$('select').on('focus', function() {
var $this = $(this);
// run your alert here if it´s necessary
alert('Focused for the first time :)');
// add the new option elements
$this.append('<option value="1">1</option><option value="2">2</option>');
// unbind the event to prevent it from being triggered again
$this.unbind('focus');
});