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<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<style type="text/css">
select{
width: 200px;
}
</style>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(function() {
var response = [{value : 0, text : "test1"},{value : 1, text : "test2"} ]
function success(arr) {
$.each(arr, function( i,el) {
$("<option/>", {
text: el.text,
value: el.value
}).appendTo("#listFilter")
})
}
success(response)
$("#listFilter").val(1); // test
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<select name="" id="listFilter">
<option value="">item1</option>
<option value="">item2</option>
<option value="">item3</option>
</select>
</body>
</html>