JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by dylanjha

HTML

<select>

</select>

JavaScript

$(function(){
    var myValue = "A Value"
    $('select').append('<option value=' + myValue + '>' + myValue + ' </option>')
    
    var value = $('select').find('option:first').val();
    alert("Value is:" + value + " It should be: " + myValue);
});