var select; var msContainer; beforeEach(function() { $('').appendTo('body'); for (var i=1; i <= 10; i++) { $('').appendTo($("#multi-select")); }; select = $("#multi-select"); }); afterEach(function () { $("#multi-select, #multi-select-optgroup, .ms-container").remove(); }); sanitize = function(value){ reg = new RegExp("\\W+", 'gi'); return value.replace(reg, '_'); }