// Add Options Module
    // ==================

    // add
    // ---
    //    Adds drop down options
    //    using JSON data, an array,
    //    a single object, or valid HTML string

    selectBoxIt.add = function(data, callback) {

        this._populate(data, function(data) {

            var self = this,
                dataType = $.type(data),
                value,
                x = 0,
                dataLength,
                elems = [],
                isJSON = self._isJSON(data),
                parsedJSON = isJSON && self._parseJSON(data);

            // If the passed data is a local or JSON array
            if(data && (dataType === "array" || (isJSON && parsedJSON.data && $.type(parsedJSON.data) === "array")) || (dataType === "object" && data.data && $.type(data.data) === "array")) {

                // If the data is JSON
                if(self._isJSON(data)) {

                    // Parses the JSON and stores it in the data local variable
                    data = parsedJSON;

                }

                // If there is an inner `data` property stored in the first level of the JSON array
                if(data.data) {

                    // Set's the data to the inner `data` property
                    data = data.data;

                }

                // Loops through the array
                for(dataLength = data.length; x <= dataLength - 1; x += 1) {

                    // Stores the currently traversed array item in the local `value` variable
                    value = data[x];

                    // If the currently traversed array item is an object literal
                    if($.isPlainObject(value)) {

                        // Adds an option to the elems array
                        elems.push($("<option/>", value));

                    }

                    // If the currently traversed array item is a string
                    else if($.type(value) === "string") {

                        // Adds an option to the elems array
                        elems.push($("<option/>", { text: value, value: value }));

                    }

                }

                // Appends all options to the drop down (with the correct object configurations)
                self.selectBox.append(elems);

            }

            // if the passed data is an html string and not a JSON string
            else if(data && dataType === "string" && !self._isJSON(data)) {

                // Appends the html string options to the original select box
                self.selectBox.append(data);

            }

            else if(data && dataType === "object") {

                // Appends an option to the original select box (with the object configurations)
                self.selectBox.append($("<option/>", data));

            }

            else if(data && self._isJSON(data) && $.isPlainObject(self._parseJSON(data))) {

                // Appends an option to the original select box (with the object configurations)
                self.selectBox.append($("<option/>", self._parseJSON(data)));

            }

            // If the dropdown property exists
            if(self.dropdown) {

                // Rebuilds the dropdown
                self.refresh(function() {

                    // Provide callback function support
                    self._callbackSupport(callback);

                }, true);

            } else {

                // Provide callback function support
                self._callbackSupport(callback);

            }

            // Maintains chainability
            return self;

        });

    };

    // parseJSON
    // ---------
    //      Detects JSON support and parses JSON data
    selectBoxIt._parseJSON = function(data) {

        return (JSON && JSON.parse && JSON.parse(data)) || $.parseJSON(data);

    };

    // isjSON
    // ------
    //    Determines if a string is valid JSON

    selectBoxIt._isJSON = function(data) {

        var self = this,
            json;

        try {

            json = self._parseJSON(data);

            // Valid JSON
            return true;

        } catch (e) {

            // Invalid JSON
            return false;

        }

    };

    // _populate
    // --------
    //    Handles asynchronous and synchronous data
    //    to populate the select box

    selectBoxIt._populate = function(data, callback) {

        var self = this;

        data = $.isFunction(data) ? data.call() : data;

        if(self.isDeferred(data)) {

            data.done(function(returnedData) {

                callback.call(self, returnedData);

            });

        }

        else {

            callback.call(self, data);

        }

        // Maintains chainability
        return self;

    };