JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="http://getfirebug.com/firebug-lite-debug.js"></script>JavaScript
var $opt;
$opt = $('<option>').val(1);
console.log( 'val: %o', $opt.val() );
console.log( $('<div>').append( $opt ).html() );
$opt = $('<option>').attr("value", 1);
console.log( 'attr: %o', $opt.val() );
console.log( $('<div>').append( $opt ).html() );