select2 add new option code example

Example 1: select2 add option

// Set the value, creating a new option if necessary
if ($('#mySelect2').find("option[value='" + data.id + "']").length) {
    $('#mySelect2').val(data.id).trigger('change');
} else { 
    // Create a DOM Option and pre-select by default
    var newOption = new Option(data.text, data.id, true, true);
    // Append it to the select
    $('#mySelect2').append(newOption).trigger('change');
}

Example 2: select2 dropdown with option to add new item

$('#select2')
    .select2()
    .on('select2:open', () => {
        $(".select2-results:not(:has(a))").append('<a href="#" style="padding: 6px;height: 20px;display: inline-table;">Create new item</a>');
})