jquery.states.js

(function($) {
	States = [
		{ code: 'AL', name: 'Alabama' },
		{ code: 'AK', name: 'Alaska' },
		{ code: 'AS', name: 'American Samoa' },
		{ code: 'AZ', name: 'Arizona' },
		{ code: 'AR', name: 'Arkansas' },
		{ code: 'CA', name: 'California' },
		{ code: 'CO', name: 'Colorado' },
		{ code: 'CT', name: 'Connecticut' },
		{ code: 'DE', name: 'Delaware' },
		{ code: 'DC', name: 'District of Columbia' },
		{ code: 'FM', name: 'Federated States of Micronesia' },
		{ code: 'FL', name: 'Florida' },
		{ code: 'GA', name: 'Georgia' },
		{ code: 'GU', name: 'Guam' },
		{ code: 'HI', name: 'Hawaii' },
		{ code: 'ID', name: 'Idaho' },
		{ code: 'IL', name: 'Illinois' },
		{ code: 'IN', name: 'Indiana' },
		{ code: 'IA', name: 'Iowa' },
		{ code: 'KS', name: 'Kansas' },
		{ code: 'KY', name: 'Kentucky' },
		{ code: 'LA', name: 'Louisiana' },
		{ code: 'ME', name: 'Maine' },
		{ code: 'MH', name: 'Marshall Islands' },
		{ code: 'MD', name: 'Maryland' },
		{ code: 'MA', name: 'Massachusetts' },
		{ code: 'MI', name: 'Michigan' },
		{ code: 'MN', name: 'Minnesota' },
		{ code: 'MS', name: 'Mississippi' },
		{ code: 'MO', name: 'Missouri' },
		{ code: 'MT', name: 'Montana' },
		{ code: 'NE', name: 'Nebraska' },
		{ code: 'NV', name: 'Nevada' },
		{ code: 'NH', name: 'New Hampshire' },
		{ code: 'NJ', name: 'New Jersey' },
		{ code: 'NM', name: 'New Mexico' },
		{ code: 'NY', name: 'New York' },
		{ code: 'NC', name: 'North Carolina' },
		{ code: 'ND', name: 'North Dakota' },
		{ code: 'MP', name: 'Northern Mariana Islands' },
		{ code: 'OH', name: 'Ohio' },
		{ code: 'OK', name: 'Oklahoma' },
		{ code: 'OR', name: 'Oregon' },
		{ code: 'PW', name: 'Palau' },
		{ code: 'PA', name: 'Pennsylvania' },
		{ code: 'PR', name: 'Puerto Rico' },
		{ code: 'RI', name: 'Rhode Island' },
		{ code: 'SC', name: 'South Carolina' },
		{ code: 'SD', name: 'South Dakota' },
		{ code: 'TN', name: 'Tennessee' },
		{ code: 'TX', name: 'Texas' },
		{ code: 'UT', name: 'Utah' },
		{ code: 'VT', name: 'Vermont' },
		{ code: 'VI', name: 'Virgin Islands' },
		{ code: 'VA', name: 'Virginia' },
		{ code: 'WA', name: 'Washington' },
		{ code: 'WV', name: 'West Virginia' },
		{ code: 'WI', name: 'Wisconsin' },
		{ code: 'WY', name: 'Wyoming' }
	];

	$.fn.loadStates = function(selected) {
    if (this.length > 0) {
      if (this.is('select')) {
        this.append('<option value="">Choose...</option>');

        for (var i = 0; i < States.length; i++) {
          var s = '';
          if (selected == States[i].code) s = 'selected ';
          this.append('<option ' + s + 'value="' + States[i].code + '">' + States[i].name + '</option>');
        }
      }
      else {
        throw "You can only load states into a <select> element.";
      }
    }
  };
	
})(jQuery);