jQuery List to Select

jquery.listSelect.js

/**
 * @name jQuery List to Select Plugin
 * @author Trevor Davis
 * @copyright (cc) Trevor Davis (http://www.viget.com)
 * 
 * Licensed under the CC-GNU GPL (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/GPL/2.0/)
 */
;(function($, window, document, undefined) {
  
	var ListSelect = function(elem, options) {
		this.elem = elem;
		this.$elem = $(elem);
		this.options = options;
		this.metadata = this.$elem.data('listSelect-options');
		this.$links = this.$elem.find('a');
		this.selectHTML = '<select>';
	};

	ListSelect.prototype = {
		init: function() {
			this.$elem.find('a').each($.proxy(this.buildSelect, this));

			this.selectHTML += '</select>';

			$(this.selectHTML).insertAfter(this.$elem);

			return this;
		},

		buildSelect: function(index, el) {
			var $el = $(el);
			
			this.selectHTML += '<option value="' + $el.attr('href') + '">' + $el.text() + '</option>';
		}
	};

	ListSelect.defaults = ListSelect.prototype.defaults;

	$.fn.listSelect = function(options) {
		return this.each(function() {
			new ListSelect(this, options).init();
		});
	};

})(jQuery, window , document);