select an option select2 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 replace options

var options = [];
$.each(dataReturn, function (i, obj) {
    //console.log(i);
    //console.log(obj);
    options.push({
        text: obj.NickName,
        id: obj.NickName
    });
})
$("#BeneType").empty().select2({
    data: options
});