JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by arcm111
HTML
<select id="sel">
<option value="P">
Park
</option>
<option value="R">Reverse</option>
<option value="N">Neutral</option><option value="D">Drive</option>
</select>
<div id="div"></div>
JavaScript
var arr = JSON.parse("{" + $('#sel').html().replace(/\s*<option.*?value="(.*?)".*?>\s*(.*?)\s*<\/option>\s*/g, '"$1": "$2", ').replace(/(^.*),\s$/, '$1') + "}");
console.log(arr);
$('#div').html(arr.R);