Dynamically adding to in jquery mobile

Try this:

$('ul').append($('<li/>', {    //here appending `<li>`
    'data-role': "list-divider"
}).append($('<a/>', {    //here appending `<a>` into `<li>`
    'href': "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5925810/test.html",
    'data-transition': 'slide',
    'text': 'hello'
})));

$('ul').listview('refresh');