Clear Items of a DropDownList using jQuery

<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlPeople" runat="server">
</asp:DropDownList>

$("select[id$=ddlPeople] > option").remove();

“> option” matches all child elements. Because each item in the drop down list is rendered as an <option> tag, you need to clear the child <option> tags in order to clear the items in a drop down list.

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