Manipulating DOM Elements

Besides accessing existing DOM nodes through jQuery, it is also possible to create new DOM nodes, if the string passed as the argument to $() factory looks like HTML.

For example, the below code finds an HTML select element, and creates a new option element with the value VAG and the label Volkswagen, which is then appended to the select menu:

$('select#car-brands')
  .append($('<option>')
    .prop(value,"VAG")
    .text('Volkswagen')
  );