[jQuery] Insert Html and a Javascript function with Jquery .html

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Not sure the best way to do this, but I am trying to build a menu with
a function then to insert it into the dom with jquery.  I have tried
bothe the methods below to no avail.  All I am getting is "undefined"
where the new links should be. If anyone can tell me what I am doing
wrong, or give a little hint on a better way to code this, you would
save the day

//The menu function
function buildMenu()
{
   var i;
      for (i in menu1)
      {
           var menuItem = menu1[i];
           document.write(menuItem);
        }
}

// The jquery manipulation Attempt #1
$(".MainMenu").html("<div class='MainMenuItems'>" + buildMenu() + "</
div>");

// Attempt #2
$(".MainMenu").html("<div class='MainMenuItems'><script>buildMenu();</
script></div>");