How do I create an array of values from a drop down list?

Question

How do I create an array of values from a drop down list?

Answer 1

The following should do it. It will create an array from all the values of your select:

var data = $("#theSelect options").map(function() {
    return this.value;
}).get();
$('#txtEntry').autocomplete(data);

Answer 2

This works instead:

var data[]; $('#ddlCodes option').map(function(i, option) { data[i] = $(option).val(); });