append and instantly display a message to select option

[eydg]

http://jsbin.com/azipok/2/edit

this piece of code does the trick of clearing up the option list of select menu and adding a "test" message, but this message becomes visible only upon dropping down the select menu.

is there a way to make this "test" message display and replace the "no modules..." text upon clicking the button?

[xelawho]

you can trigger the change event, after you have appended the option:

$('#moduleselect').trigger("change")

is that what you meant?

[eydg]

Yes!! Thank you.

http://jsbin.com/azipok/15/edit