title: How to populate select list with jquery?
body: <p>I am novice in HTML, javaScript or jQuery, I am basically an Oracle DBA and Developer. I need to know how to populate select list with jquery.
  I have created a string from database query which is as mentioned below. Now I want this to be populated in a select list.
  For example I have the string like:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;select id="my-select" name="emplist"&gt;
  &lt;option value="7839"&gt;KING&lt;/option&gt;
  &lt;option value="7782"&gt;CLARK&lt;/option&gt;
  &lt;option value="7934"&gt;MILLER&lt;/option&gt;
  &lt;option value="21"&gt;MAMUN&lt;/option&gt;&lt;/select&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and I like to populate the select list item
  called '#SELECT_LIST' with the data above. How can I do that?
  Now I want the selct item to be populated with the string.</p>
  
  <p>Please respond, your answer will help me out.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>