I have a select menu list as
<select id="m1-addmeal-hidden-select-selectList_Food" name="selectList_Food" multiple="true">
<option value="value1" label="Item 1" selected="">Item 1</option>
<option value="value2" label="Item 2">Item 2</option>
<option value="value3" label="Item 3">Item 3</option>
<option value="value4" label="Item 4">Item 4</option>
<option value="value5" label="Item 5">Item 5</option>
</select>
I am trying to delete all the option under the select. I have tried out different javascript/jquery functions (.empty(), .remove()., removeChild(), .innerHTML) but things are not working out.
I also tried using the script in custom javascript file from one of the tutorials
var list = $('#m1-addmeal-hidden-select-selectList_Food'); //lookup <ul>
//remove current list items
list.children('#m1-addmeal-hidden-select-selectList_Food').remove();
Could you suggest a solution?