<select id="select">
<option class="default" selected="selected">All</option>
<option> One</option>
<option> Two</option>
<option> Two point one</option>
<option> Two point two</option>
<option> Three</option>
<option> Four</option>
<option> Four point one</option>
<option> Four point two</option>
<option> Five</option>
<option> Five point one</option>
<option> Five point two</option>
<option> Six</option>
</select>
JavaScript
var nbsp = new RegExp(String.fromCharCode(160), "g");
function howManyRepeated(str, search) {
try {
return str.toLowerCase().split("").sort().join("").match(search).length;
} catch (e) {
return 0;
}
}
function replaceNbsps(str, search) {
return str.replace(search, "");
}
var selectObject = {};
$(function() {
var parent = [];
var options = $("#select option:not(.default)");
options.each(function(k, v) {
var level = howManyRepeated($(v).text(), nbsp) / 2;
if (level === 1) {
parent = [replaceNbsps($(v).text(), nbsp)];
selectObject[parent[0]] = {};
}
if (level > 1) {
while (parent.length > level - 1) {
parent.pop();
}
parent.push(replaceNbsps($(v).text(), nbsp));
var evalString = "selectObject";
for (var i = 0; i < parent.length; i++) {
evalString += '["' + parent[i] + '"]';
}
evalString += " = {};";
eval(evalString);
}
});
console.log(JSON.stringify(selectObject));
});
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